Improbable Romps In the Awesome Again

[Wandering Eyes]

The lesser-fancied of the Bob Baffert-trained duo, ‘TDN Rising Star’ IMPROBABLE (c, 4, City Zip–Rare Event, by A.P. Indy) was uncustomarily taken well off a fast early pace, began to hit his best stride while wide on the second turn, inhaled the leading group in upper stretch and rolled home to defeat odds-on Maximum Security (New Year’s Day) by a half-dozen lengths in the GI Awesome Again S. at Santa Anita. Though he hadn’t been more than two lengths off the early pace in any of his last four races, Improbable was taken back to last by Drayden Van Dyke as Take the One O One (Acclamation) set a fast pace, with Maximum Security in hot pursuit. Improbable began to catch the eye midway on the final turn, rolled five wide under a full head of steam into the stretch and powered clear. Maximum Security, with Luis Saez back in the saddle, won the battle for second while tasting defeat for the first time since the Pegasus S. last June. The Awesome Again was the second Breeders’ Cup Challenge race win for Improbable, who earned his way into the Breeders’ Cup Classic with his victory in the GI Whitney S. last month. Lifetime Record: 14-7-3-0. O-WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing; B-St George Farm LLC & G Watts Humphrey Jr (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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