Gun Runner breezes bullet five furlongs
Multiple Grade 1 winner and $5 million earner Gun Runner recorded his final move under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs on Sunday, one day before he’s scheduled to fly to California for the Breeders’ […]
Florent Geroux
The Last Stand at Kentucky Downs for 2017
The 5-date Kentucky Downs meeting that spanned across 9 calendar days comes to a close today, September 14, and there are seemingly two horseplayer approaches to making the most of the final day of the […]
Recent claimer Hogy lives up to favoritism in Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint
Michael M. Hui’s Hogy was sent off the 5-2 favorite in Saturday’s $398,000 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes (G3) and got up to justify those odds with a half-length victory under jockey Florent Geroux. The […]
Gun Runner advertises Breeders’ Cup Classic claims in Woodward romp
by TERESA GENARO Owner Ron Winchell of Winchell Thoroughbreds admitted to some nervousness heading into the $735,000 Woodward (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, but Gun Runner left no room for doubt with a dominant […]
Gun Runner faces four in Woodward
Gun Runner’s Breeders’ Cup Classic stature has risen in recent months following back-to-back losses by Arrogate and the 4-year-old colt can make a case for favoritism with another strong performance in Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward (G1) […]
Gun Runner dispenses rabbit, gains shoe in Whitney romp
by TERESA GENARO A rascally rabbit was no match for the multiple Grade 1 winner Gun Runner on Saturday at Saratoga as talent trumped strategy in the $1.2 million Whitney (G1), a “Win & You’re […]
Irap to aim higher after dominating Indiana Derby win
SHELBYVILLE, IND. — The most improved horse in this year’s classic crop is undoubtedly Irap. A maiden as late as April, when he shockingly won the Blue Grass (G2) at 31-1, the son of Tiznow […]
Gun Runner fires warning shot at Arrogate with Stephen Foster score
Gun Runner was no match for Arrogate in either the Travers Stakes (G1) or Dubai World Cup (G1), but outside the champion three-year-old male’s shadow Gun Runner shined brightest in the Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) […]
Gun Runner turns in maintenance move for Stephen Foster
Grade 1 winner and Dubai World Cup (G1) runner-up Gun Runner turned in his final workout for Saturday’s Stephen Foster H. (G1) Monday morning at Churchill Downs, breezing four furlongs in :49.40 for trainer Steve […]
Belmont Stakes 149 Trainer & Jockey Quotes
Todd Pletcher, trainer Tapwrit (winner) and Patch (third) “Tapwrit was getting a beautiful trip. It was everything we talked about in the paddock before the race. We were hoping he had enough when it came […]