Awesome Feather Looks Fine After Gazelle

Awesome Feather, who ran her career record to a perfect 8-0 in Saturday’s Grade 1 Gazelle, emerged from her 5 ¼-length victory in good order, trainer Chad Brown reported Sunday morning.

“She looks good this morning,” said Brown, who conditions last year’s juvenile filly champion for Frank Stronach. “We’ll watch her all week, and then send her down to Palm Meadows on Thursday. There’s a race for her down there [Sunshine Millions] at the end of January.”

Brown, who took over Awesome Feather’s training after Stronach purchased her for $2.3 million following her 6-for-6 campaign in 2010, continues to be impressed with the heart and courage displayed by the compact daughter of Awesome of Course.

“She’s a horse with tremendous heart,” he said. “You can’t train that into them. She’s a quiet killer; around the barn, she’ll walk around with her head down, but in the heat of battle, she turns into a piranha. She knows when to turn it off and when to turn it on.”