Awesome Addition to Old Friends
With Awesome Gem arriving at his new home at Old Friends April 7 I thought it would be an appropriate time to reprint a column I wrote in 2010 on this old warrior and the person whose life he changed.
Awesome Gem
- Chestnut Gelding
- Born 2003
- -Bred
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Trainer:
UNKNOWN
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Jockey:
UNKNOWN
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Owner:
West Point Thoroughbreds
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Breeder:
Runnymede Farm Inc., Catesby Clay & Peter Callahan
Awesome Gem |
Awesome Again | Deputy Minister |
| Primal Force | ||
| Piano | Pentelicus | |
| Thwack |
| Sale / Hip / Type | Buyer / Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|
FTSAUG2004Hip 5 | Yearling |
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$150,000 |
BARMAR2005Hip 66 | Two-year-old |
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$150,000 |
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Awesome Gem Finds New Home at Old Friends
West Point Thoroughbreds' multiple graded stakes winner Awesome Gem arrived at his new home April 7 at Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Ky.
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Pedigree Analysis: Awesome Still
by Anne Peters<br /> Awesome Again is one of the most consistent sires of high-class runners in North America.
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Awesome Gem Retired
Grade I winner and multi-millionaire Awesome Gem has been retired from racing. The 9-year-old son of Awesome Again was scheduled to run in the Sept. 23 Ralph M. Hinds Pomona Handicap at Fairplex.
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Gutierrez, Taylor Said Take Longacres Mile
Red-hot Taylor Said, back in action just 13 days after setting a track record at Hastings Racecourse, held off Winning Machine in the final strides Aug. 19 to capture the $200,000 Longacres Miles (gr. III) by a head.
