Awesome Feather extended her undefeated streak to eight wins this afternoon at Aqueduct, taking over the lead in deep stretch and drawing away late to win the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) by five or six lengths.
Ridden by Jeffrey Sanchez, Awesome Feather settled into the third spot early on pacesetters Savvy Supreme and Love and Pride. The pace was fairly slow, with Savvy Surpreme setting fractions of :24.93 and :48.97. But turning into the homestretch, it was Draw It who held the lead. Awesome Feather was being asked for run and she was responding gamely, wearing down the leader before opening up a sizeable advantage nearing the finish. She completed the nine furlong event in 1:50.01, which was two to three seconds faster than the two-year-olds ran in the Remsen and Demoiselle Stakes earlier on the card.
Draw It finished second, followed by Love and Pride and Daring Reality.
-Keelerman
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