Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted March 30 Journalists Posted March 30 Clever Again (c, 3, American Pharoah–Flattering {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), coming off a 3 1/4-length maiden score, made the jump to stakes company with aplomb Sunday, going wire-to-wire to win the Hot Springs Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 6-5 shot set fractions of :23.76 and :46.98 with even-money favorite Gaming (Game Winner) tracking in second. Clever Again opened up on the final turn and sailed clear to an easy open-lengths victory, completing the mile in 1:37.13. Clever Again missed by just a head when second in his 4 1/2-furlong unveiling at Keeneland in April of 2024. In his first start since that effort, the bay colt went wire-to-wire to graduate over 1 1/16 miles in Hot Springs Feb. 23. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. O-Winchell Thoroughbreds, Mrs John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (Ky); T-Steve Asmussen. #5 CLEVER AGAIN ($4.40) secures his first stakes victory in the $200,000 Hot Springs Stakes at @OaklawnRacing. The three-year-old American Pharoah (@CoolmoreAmerica) colt was ridden by @jose93_ortiz for trainer Steve Asmussen. Clever Again is now 2-for-3. pic.twitter.com/hsk3j8hVdi — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 30, 2025 The post American Pharoah’s Clever Again Wires the Hot Springs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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