Freedom Trail (c, 2, Collected–Freedom, by War Front) became the first stakes winner for his freshman sire (by City Zip) in Saturday's grassy Awad S. at Aqueduct. The 9-5 favorite, a come-from-behind debut winner over the Big A lawn Sept. 25, raced toward the rear through fractions of :23.23 and :48.54. He began to wind up from the back with a four-wide move at the top of the stretch and came rolling over the top to defeat Dandy Handyman (Outwork) by a length. Let's Go Big Blue (Cairo Prince) was moved up to third via disqualification.
AWAD S., $120,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-29, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.74, fm.
1–FREEDOM TRAIL, 120, c, 2, by Collected
1st Dam: Freedom, by War Front
2nd Dam: Refugee, by Unaccounted For
3rd Dam: Polish Maid, by Danzig
($60,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $150,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Gatsas Stables, R. A. Hill Stable and Steven Schoenfeld; B-LNJ Foxwoods (KY); T-John P. Terranova, II; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.. $66,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $118,250.
2–Dandy Handyman, 120, g, 2, Outwork–American Lights, by Ten Centuries. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Maram, LLC (KY); T-Keri Brion. $24,000.
3–Let's Go Big Blue, 120, g, 2, Cairo Prince–Giant Win, by Giant's Causeway. ($120,000 Ylg '21 SARAUG; $200,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-August Dawn Farm; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding (NY); T-George Weaver. $14,400.
Margins: 3/4, NK, NK. Odds: 1.90, 10.10, 3.00.
Also Ran: Noble Huntsman, Sendero, Conman, El de Chimi.
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