Gun Runner had the session-topping yearling during Monday’s opening session of the Keeneland January sale when Mark Gunderson’s MWG, LLC went to $800,000 to acquire hip No. 114.
Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa, agent, the chestnut colt was bred by Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings and Spry Family Farm, LP.
The colt is out of the multiple graded stakes-winning A.P. Indy mare Deception Vision, who is also the dam of graded stakes placed Ancient Peace. Deception Vision is out of Canadian champion Eye of the Sphinx.
“He’s an athlete,” Gunderson said. “You can’t go wrong buying a Gun Runner with a good family. We’ll send him back to [Hill ‘n’ Dale] for a couple of days and see what we have. We’ll see if we can move him down to Ocala later and go from there. He might go to Saratoga.”
“He was always very good,” added Hill ‘n’ Dale’s newly appointed Director of Bloodstock Jes Sikura. “One we had a lot of excitement for coming into the sale. I knew there was a lot of popularity and [we’re] thrilled with the result.”
