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FIGHT AGAIN Barn 41 Hip No. 2450 Consigned by Vinery Sales, Agent LVII Barn FIGHT AGAIN Hip No. 41 Bay Mare; foaled 2010 2450 Vice Regent Deputy Minister .................... Mint Copy Awesome Again .................... Blushing Groom (FR) Primal Force .......................... Prime Prospect FIGHT AGAIN Storm Bird Storm Cat .............................. Terlingua Cat Fighter ............................ (2000) Cryptoclearance Strategic Maneuver .............. Prayer Wheel By AWESOME AGAIN (1994). Black-type winner of $4,374,590, Breeders' Cup Classic [G1] , etc. Sire of 17 crops of racing age, 1242 foals, 877 start- ers, 64 black-type winners, 3 champions, 617 winners of 2282 races and earning $89,016,160. Sire of dams of 65 black-type winners, including champions Academic, Awesome Warrior, Suprise Force, Cus Cus, Arts in the Park, Naafiae, and of Roman Legend, Miracle Legend, Keen Ice, Rouge Buck, Accelerate, Awesome Maria, Tommy Macho, Long River. 1st dam CAT FIGHTER , by Storm Cat. 3 wins at 3 and 4, $277,860, La Canada S. [G2] (SA, $120,000), 2nd Doubledogdare S. [L] (KEE, $22,860), 3rd Louisville Breeders' Cup H. [G2] (CD, $32,700), El Encino S. [G2] (SA, $18,000), Iowa Distaff Breeders' Cup S. [L] (PRM, $12,500). Dam of 7 other registered foals, 7 of racing age, including a 2-year-old of 2018, 3 to race, 2 winners-- Let the Sparks Fly (g. by Langfuhr). 2 wins at 3, $24,745. Latin Lover (g. by Violence). Winner at 3, 2018, $9,740. 2nd dam STRATEGIC MANEUVER , by Cryptoclearance. 5 wins in 10 starts at 2, $414,- 340, Spinaway S. [G1] , Matron S. [G1] , Demoiselle S. [G2] , Schuylerville S. [G2] , etc. Half-sister to ASHFORD CASTLE [L] ($352,874), MISSION - ARY [L] ($349,355, sire), Fornalina (Total: $566,895). Dam of-- CAT FIGHTER (f. by Storm Cat). Black-type winner, above. (c. by Danzig). 3 wins in 5 starts at 2 and 3, 125,184, in Ireland, ISHIGURU € Miller Flying Five S. [G3] , Belgrave S., 2nd Richard H. Faught Memorial S.; placed at 2, £2,276, in England. (Total: $115,032). Sire. Lynnette. 2 wins, $111,670. Dam of JENNIFER LYNNETTE (f. by Elusive Quality, 4 wins to 4, placed at 5, 2018, Total: $303,856, Royal North S. [G3] (WO, $90,000), etc.), Scrapper (c. by Orb, at 3, 2018, Total: $50,834). Wile Cat. Unraced. Dam of SHUMOOS (f. by Distorted Humor, 3 wins, Total: $242,321, Betfred Bonus King Sirenia S. [G3] , etc.). Tacticmove. Unplaced in 1 start. Dam of GOOD LUCK GUS (g. by Lookin At Lucky, $644,586, New York Breeders' Futurity-R (FL, $151,259), etc.). Danzig Withwolves. Unplaced in England. Dam of Diamond Head (g. by Sunday Silence, 2 wins, Total: $337,518, in Japan, 2nd Daily Hai Nisai S.). Granddam of Oola Gal (f. by Quality Road, 3 wins to 3, 2018, $97,067). RACE RECORD: At 2, unraced; at 3, unplaced. Earned $2,044. PRODUCE RECORD: 2015 Thirstyforamiracle, f. by Stay Thirsty. Unplaced in 2 starts. 2016 Viva Per Lei, f. by Shakin It Up. Unraced. 2017 f. by Mucho Macho Man; 2018 no report. Mated to Constitution (Tapit--Baffled), last service February 12, 2018. (Believed to be PREGNANT )..
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