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Triple Crown Alum Bravazo Represented by First Winner

The son of Awesome Again competed in all three legs of the 2018 Triple Crown.

Bravazo in 2018 at Churchill Downs

Bravazo in 2018 at Churchill Downs

Anne M. Eberhardt

Calumet Farm's homebred grade 2 winner and first-crop sire Bravazo  was represented by his first winner Sept. 23 at Prairie Meadows, where Excellent Empire took the ninth race, a six-furlong maiden special weight.

Taking the lead early for jockey Alex Birzer, the bay colt completed the distance in 1:12.37 while finishing 1 1/4 lengths clear of odds-on favorite F B I Bob. The colt is owned by 5 Finger Racing and trained by Tanner Tracy.

Bred in Kentucky by Castle Oak, Excellent Empire is out of the winning graded stakes-placed Empire Maker mare Colonial Empress, who participated in the 2012 Kentucky Oaks (G1). Like Bravazo, she was trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas.

A runner-up in the Breeders' Futurity (G1) at 2, the son of Awesome Again won the Risen Star Stakes (G2) at 3 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. He was one of only two horses to compete throughout the entire 2018 Triple Crown series, which included a runner-up finish in the Preakness Stakes (G1) by a half-length to Triple Crown winner Justify .

Bravazo completed his 3-year-old season with placings in the Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1), Travers Stakes (G1), Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), and Clark Handicap (G1).

Racing until 5, Bravazo completed his career with a record of 3-4-3 from 22 starts and earned $2,033,195. The 9-year-old stood the 2024 season at Calumet Farm in Lexington for $5,000.

Video: Race 9 (MSW) at PRM on 9/23/24