AWESOME GEM
Raced by the West Point Thoroughbreds partnership, Awesome Gem was the pride and joy of shareholders Clyde and Doris Haugan as he traveled the country for six years winning stakes races. The chestnut son of Awesome Again, trained by Craig Dollase, competed in graded stakes from a mile through marathon distance. Awesome Gem’s his first graded stakes win came at four years old in the San Fernando S (G2) with Tyler Baze up. He finished second in other top West Coast stakes and ended that campaign with a third in the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic. At five and six he proved one of the toughest and gamest around. With David Flores in the irons he won the 2009 Hawthorne Gold Cup (G2) in which Eldaafer also competed. At seven he scored his greatest victory, the 2010 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), defeating Rail Trip. Though outrun by Eldaafer in that year’s Breeders’ Cup Marathon, the following year he won the Lone Star Park Handicap (G3) and Longacres Mile (G3) under Robby Albarado and David Flores respectively. At nine, in heavy traffic, he was judged the winner of the Berkeley Handicap (G3), finishing “full of run.” Awesome Gem retired with 52 starts, 11 wins, 15 seconds and 7 thirds, $2,881,370 earnings, and the affectionate respect of racing fans, whose visits he now enjoys at Old Friends’ Georgetown farm.
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AWESOME GEM
- Born:
- February 6, 2003
- Color:
- Chestnut
- State Bred:
- KY
- Owner:
- West Point Thoroughbreds
- Breeder:
- Runnymede Farm Inc, Catesby Clay & Peter Callahan
- Trainer:
- Craig Dollase
Winnings:
51 Starts: 11 - 15 - 7, $2,881,370
Racing History:
At 3: 2nd Sir Beaufort S
At 4: Won San Fernando S; 2nd San Diego H, Pacific Classic, Goodwood H; 3rd Breeders Cup Classic
At 5: 2nd Wickerr H, All American S; 3rd San Antonio H
At 6: Won Hawthorne Gold Cup; 2nd Eddie Read H, Longacres Mile; 3rd Berkeley S
At 7: Won Hollywood Gold Cup; 2nd Lone Star Park H, Charles Town Classic; 3rd New Orleans H
At 8: Won Longacres Mile, Lone Star Park H; 2nd Goodwood H, Cornhusker H
At 9: Won Berkeley S; 3rd Cornhusker H, Longacres Mile
Four time Breeders’ Cup Participant
Sales Highlights:FTSAug’04: $150k; BarMar’05: $150k (West Point Throughbreds)
Joined Old Friends:
2017
