Repole Stable’s FIERCENESS was an imposing favorite to win Saturday’s $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park, but D J Stable LLC and Robert Cotran’s HADES was hardly intimidated by the 2023 Eclipse Award-winning juvenile.

Undefeated in two prior starts, Hades took it to the champion and his six other rivals right from the start of the 1 1/16-mile stakes for 3-year-olds, breaking alertly to go to the front and never looking back to register a 9-1 upset victory.

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