| Awad | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Caveat[1] |
| Grandsire | Cannonade |
| Dam | Dancer's Candy |
| Damsire | Noble Dancer |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | January 25, 1990 Ryehill Farm, nearMount Airy, Maryland |
| Died | July 23, 2011(2011-07-23) (aged 21) Old Friends Equine, Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | Jim Ryan |
| Trainer | David G. Donk |
| Record | 70: 14-10-11[2] |
| Earnings | US$3,270,131 |
| Major wins | |
| Secretariat Stakes (1993) Arlington Million (1995) Manhattan Handicap (1995) Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (1997) | |
| Honours | |
| Awad Stakes atBelmont Park Maryland-bred Champion Turf Horse (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame (2015) | |
| Last updated on February 12, 2026 | |
Awad (1990 - 2011) was an AmericanThoroughbredracehorse that raced primarily in the Unite States in the mid-1990s. He was owned by Jim Ryan, who named him after the Palestinian peace activistMubarak Awad.
Trained by David G. Donk, Awad was a successful racehorse, achieving fourGrade 1 victories, and earning over three million dollars in prize money. His victory at the 1995Arlington Million at a time of 1:58:69 was a course record at the time, eventually surpassed by Set Piece in 2023.[3][4][5] Having won theSecretariat Stakes in 1993, Awad was the first horse to win both Grade 1 turf tracks atArlington Park.[6][7]
After starting in over 70 races, Awad retired from racing to stand as astud at Northview Stallion Station inChesapeake City in 1999, transferring to their Pennsylvania farm in 2005.[8] He retired from active duty the year after in 2006, living out the rest of his life at theOld Friends Equine retirement stable in Kentucky. He died on July 23, 2011, from aheart attack.[7][9]
Since 2012,Belmont Park has run the Awad Stakes, a 1-1/16 mile turf race on the turf for 2 year old horses, in honor of the horse.[10] Awad was inducted into the Maryland Throughbred Hall of Fame in 2015.[11][12]
