The horse's next race was the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita on September 28, in which he was ridden for the first time by Gary Stevens, who had come out of a seven-year retirement early in 2013.
The horse's next race was the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita on September 28. Because both Smith and Prado had prior riding commitments, Ritvo and Green decided to try and contact Gary Stevens, who had come out of a seven-year retirement early in 2013.