2011 Gazelle Handicap (G1)

I was there
I cashed on this race
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)...

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. · 158 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) · 154 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. · 183 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! · 182 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