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2011 Gazelle Handicap (G1)

Date/Track:
11/26/2011, Aqueduct
Post Time:
3:52 PM ET
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 F
Time:
1:50.01

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Gazelle Handicap (G1)...

Due to a very light racing schedule the past two years, Awesome Feather is not one of the most talked about horses heading to the 2012 Breeders’ Cup. That might be a big mistake.Read More
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  • Herman'sKennel · Feather has a chance to Bookend the Breeders Cup...I want to live to see it , I have loved her for so long, I still remember rewinding that stallion stakes race over and over and over, telling my husband how wonderful she was and just about on her fouth win I said to him if she ships to the BC I am picking her... To Have loved a horse for so long and been able to meet her and kiss her and know heris the best gift, I have met Zenny and it was life changing, but Awesome is different, she is just such a determined girl, to comeback after 2, count them, 2 injuries, wow, what does that tell you? She is so brave and so wonderful, she is just Awesome.... · 215 days ago ·
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  • CreativeCause · I honestly don't see Awesome Feather winning this race... I mean she has won two graded stakes but what amazing horse has she beat? · 213 days ago ·
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HRN's newest blogger, Ashley Tamulonis of Florida Filly, says Awesome Feather, while Managing Editor Brian Zipse says 2012 is Awesome Maria's year!Read More
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  • Winplacsho · Can't assume Awesome Maria will come back as awesome as she was before, so gotta lean towards Awesome Feather. · 518 days ago ·
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  • bigwillteamtap · Awesome Feather has already accomplished more than Maria. Given the fact she's a champion. However...Awesome Maria is prettier and Feather won't be able to hold a candle to her in 2012.....or will any other female horse! (yup....I said it) · 514 days ago ·
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She's an amazing undefeated horse. I love her. I wasn't a big fan of her at first, but now I love her. Two Grade 1's, 5 graded stakes, and her maiden. Impressive, from a filly who just had a HUGE layoff.
Picking ZATT's Star of the Week 52 times a year can be a mixed bag. Sometimes it is easy, with one horse dominating in such a way that I do not give the decision a second thought. In some weeks, it comes down to a pair of performances in which I need to make a difficult decision that is likely to be...Read More
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  • zatt · I agree rayjay. · 543 days ago ·
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  • Capper · He won't be up for HOY, so gotta give the Star of the Week to Rapid Redux! · 543 days ago ·
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I knew she would win it!
Awesome Feather, last year’s Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, ran her career unbeaten streak to eight with an easy victory in the 116th edition of the Grade 1, $250,000 Gazelle, a race for 3-year-old fillies conducted Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack.   Making her second start of 2011 in the Gazelle,...Read More
Ten sophomores fillies, including last year’s Champion Two-Year-Old Awesome Feather, will flock together in Saturday’s Grade 1, $250,000 Gazelle, a 1 1/8-mile race that will serve as the final graded stakes of the year at Aqueduct Racetrack.   Awesome Feather, who is unbeaten in seven starts, ...Read More
2010's Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Awesome Feather is gearing up for her second start of 2011 in next Saturday's Grade 1, $250,000 Gazelle and will likely turn in her final work for the race on Monday, November 21. Sidelined with a tendon issue for most of the year, Awesome Feather won her comeback ra...Read More
Trainer Chad Brown said Monday that he pre-entered four horses for this year’s Breeders’ Cup, but the undefeated Awesome Feather, last year’s year champion 2-year-old filly, was not one of them. Brown said in the end he and owner Frank Stronach felt that running in the Ladies’ Classic off one race i...Read More

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