Gun Runner was the star of the show Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale when hip No. 37 brought a session-topping bid of $2.7 million from Ron Winchell, who also campaigned Gun Runner.
Trainer Steve Asmussen summed up what led Winchell to purchase the colt.
“The sire,” said Asmussen succinctly. “That is exactly who we thought we saw when we looked at him.”
“There are 10 or 12 (Gun Runners) in the catalogue, and we are pretty sure one of them will be a Grade I winner,” Winchell added. “We like to stick with what we know.”
Consigned by Stone Farm, agent and bred by Bobby Flay, the bay colt is out of GSW and GISP America. As a broodmare, America produced dual graded stakes winner and ‘TDN Rising Star’ First Captain.
Saratoga’s two-day sale concludes Tuesday, with an additional seven lots by Gun Runner remaining in the catalog.
