Awesome Feather (March 15, 20082 March 2023) was an American

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who won the

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. She was bred and raced by Fred and Jane Brei's Jacks Or Better Farm Inc. and trained by

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. Her jockey was Jeffrey Sanchez for all her races. She was sold for $2.3 million to

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at the November 7, 2010

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sale after which her training was taken over by Chad Brown. Awesome Feather was sired by Awesome Of Course, and her dam was Precious Feather.

2010 season

On May 1, 2010, Awesome Feather won a 4 1/2

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Maiden race. On July 10, 2010, Awesome Feather got her first

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win in the

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. Awesome Feather went on to win the Desert Vixen Stakes. On August 28, 2010, Awesome Feather was undefeated when she won the Susan's Girl Stakes going 6 furlongs at Calder Race Course. On October 16, 2010, Awesome Feather won the My Dear Girl Stakes at Calder Race Course as a favourite. On November 5, 2010, Awesome Feather won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. She was now undefeated in 6 starts.

2011/12 season

Awesome Feather won the 2011

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and on January 29, 2012, she ran away from the field in the

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and won by 5 3/4 lengths. Following an eight-month layoff due to

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problems, Awesome Feather returned to racing on September 20, 2012, in the Nasty Storm Stakes at New York's

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. In a dominating performance, she won by 11¼ lengths in the very fast time of 1:33.47 for the mile.

Career statistics

Awesome Feather died on March 2, 2023, less than two weeks from her 15th birthday.

Pedigree

External links

Video of Awesome Feather's win in the 2012 Nasty Storm Stakes

References

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