Awesome Banner Wins Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park

Las Vegas, NV - Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida played host to the $100,000 Grade 3 Hutcheson Stakes on Saturday, January 2 - a six furlong test for newly turned three year olds. Jacks or Better Farm homebred Awesome Banner proved to be best on the day, leading all the way in his stakes debut and winning by 4 3/4 lengths as 6-5 favorite. 3-1 third choice Noholdingback Bear held second with 2-1 second betting choice Sheikh of Sheikhs getting third. Longshot While Ye May was fourth while Danbury, Full Salute and Union Grace completed the order of finish.