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In 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the event was rescheduled to May 23 from its normal date in mid-June. The race was added to the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby as a result of the rescheduling of that race. [3] In 2023 the event was moved to Ellis Park after Churchill Downs closed their spring meeting earlier due to a spate of ...
The event was upgraded in 2006 to Grade III. [3] That same year, 2006, the event was moved to Louisiana Downs due to the after effects of Hurricane Katrina which damaged the Fair Grounds racetrack. [4] Two horses have won the event three times. Yukon Gold won the event three consecutive times for in 1993 through 1995. [5]
In 2012 the event was upgraded to Grade I and was renamed to the Awesome Again Stakes in honor of the Canadian bred 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Awesome Again. [2] [4] Also Awesome Again is the sire of the dual winner of this event, Game On Dude. In 2024 the event was rebranded with other events on the card as the California Crown Stakes. [5]
Known Agenda is a chestnut colt who was bred in Kentucky by St. Elias Stables, owned by Vincent Viola.He races for St. Elias Stable as a homebred. [3] Known Agenda was sired by Curlin, who was the two-time American Horse of the Year.
Because of the disruption in the 2020 racing schedule, major prep races for the Derby were spread out from March to August. The major preps provided the winner with 100 qualifying points, [ c ] essentially guaranteeing that horse a berth in the Derby provided the horse remained in form and the owner was willing to pay the required nomination ...
The event was inaugurated 20 February 1943 as the LeCompte Handicap with handicap conditions for four-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles. The race was won by Emerson Francis Woodward's Valdina Farms standout Valdina Orphan who started a short priced 2/5 odds-on favorite winning easily by two lengths in a time of 1:51 flat. [1]
Hence, the event was not held in 1978 when the scheduled back in its January time slot. [5] In 1983 the American Graded Stakes Committee classified the event as Grade III and upgraded the race in 1985 to Grade II. [5] The event was renamed in 2010 to honor the late Hall of Fame trainer Robert J. Frankel who had trained eight winners of the ...
Used by TOBA itself, and most significantly by Equibase Company LLC that is the official supplier of racing information and statistics to America's Best Racing, Breeders' Cup, Daily Racing Form, NTRA, The Jockey Club, TRA, TVG, and Xpressbet. [3] A notable exception to the change in format being the three New York Racing Association tracks. [4]