Breeders' Cup 2023 Sire Gun Runner

 

By Jarrod Horak

This is my third article in my five-part Breeders’ Cup sires series. I began my series with 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Curlin, and last time I covered 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic. In this post, I will discuss 2017 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Gun Runner.  

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Race Record

Gun Runner (Candy Ride – Quiet Giant, by Giant’s Causeway) went 12-for-19 from September 2015 through January 2018, and earned a cool $15.9 million. He captured seven Grade 1 races including the prestigious Whitney, Breeders’ Cup Classic, and Pegasus World Cup.  

Breeders’ Cup 

Gun Runner’s first Breeders’ Cup appearance was in the 2016 Dirt Mile at Santa Anita.  Steve Asmussen’s colt stalked from the outside post, took a short lead, and held the place behind sharp late running winner Tamarkuz. He competed in the 2017 BC Classic at Del Mar, and he set a pressured pace under Florent Geroux and edged clear to score by 2 1/4 lengths over Bob Baffert runners Collected and West Coast. 

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Breeders' Cup 2023 Sire Good Magic

 

By Jarrod Horak

This is my second article in my five-part Breeders’ Cup sires series. I started my series with 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Curlin, and his son Good Magic is next in line. 

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Race Record

Good Magic (Curlin – Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun) raced nine times with three wins, three place finishes, and a show finish. He earned more than $2.9 million. He landed the place in his bow and occupied that same spot in the Grade 1 Champagne second time out. He graduated in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and began his sophomore campaign with a show finish in the Fountain of Youth (G2). Chad Brown’s colt bounced back with a victory in the Grade 2 Blue Grass at Keeneland. He stalked the pace and landed the place behind Justify in the Kentucky Derby (G1), and dueled with Justify and finished a close fourth in the Preakness (G1). He won the Grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth and retired after finishing up the track in the Travers (G1).   

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