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Connie Rosenthal and Chris O’Dell accept the award for the Brad McKinzie Winter Championship-G1.
We just need to let him be a horse, run him now and then, and keep him in good shape.”
One of O’Dell’s goals is to win the
Champion of Champions.
“The Champion of Champions is just so presti-
gious,” said the trainer. “I’ve been close many times and haven’t gotten it, and this is the horse that can do it if everything is right. He was third last year, and that was a very tough group of horses.”
O’Dell praised Connie for letting O’Dell take his time with Powerful Favorite.
“Connie has been patient with me and has let me do the things that I’ve needed to do with him,” said O’Dell. “Everything has to be perfect.”
James Markum and Dr. Steve Burns bred Powerful Favorite in California from multiple stakes winner Remember Me Rose. The mare has produced 16 winners from 23 starters, including stakes winners Runforyourlife, Cyber Monday, Intense Fire, and Tessta Rossa, and three stakes-placed runners.
Jose Nicasio piloted Pay Me In Front (FDD Dynasty-Bac In Front) to second for owners Adolfo and Eduardo Perez and trainer Monty Arrossa. A four-year-old gelding, Pay Me In Front finished second in the 2020 James S. Smith Memorial Handicap.
Dr. Ed Allred’s homebred Doctor Gene (Favorite Cartel-Dont Pass Bar) finished third. Oscar Andrade Jr. rode the four-year-old geld- ing for trainer Scott Willoughby. Doctor Gene won the 2020 Town Policy Stakes
Completing the field were Made Over (Favorite Cartel-Make Over), Bos Time Machine (Bodacious Dash-One Prompt Chick), Red Hawk Cartel (Favorite Cartel- Red Hawk Chick), Jess Macho Corona (Corona Cartel-Jess Send Me), Mr Ricks
(Mr Jess Perry-Aquafina), Up For Speed (Favorite Cartel-Up For It), and Sepertist Dash (Igreedycuzisepertist-Aze Wanta Dash).
Eduardo Nicasio and Powerful Favorite on their way to the winner’s circle.
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