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Gun Runner Stands Tall in Pegasus SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2018 One could quietly assume that he would also have earned a A HORSE OF A LIFETIME: lofty number for his runner-up effort in the G1 Dubai World Cup behind inaugural Pegasus winner Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song). GUN RUNNER STANDS TALL Pegged at 4-5 on the morning line, Gun Runner opened at 7-5, something of a vote of no confidence given that he drew gate 10 IN PEGASUS with a short run to the first turn at the nine-furlong trip, not to mention the presence of those that filled the four of the next five placings behind him at Del Mar 11 weeks ago. The slick chestnut touched 4-5 at one point during the latter stages of the betting and the tote read even money when the field of 12 loaded the gate about 10 minutes later than the advertised post time. Ultimately, those that took the 11-10 about the favorite were left feeling they received good value for their betting dollar, as Gun Runner never looked a loser at any point of the race, reporting home two lengths clear of West Coast, with Gunnevera (Dialed In) a mile further back in third. Pegasus World Cup cont. p3 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Gun Runner goes out a winner in the Pegasus | Adam Coglianese INNOVATION, BREXIT HOT TOPICS AT EXPO The ITBA Expo on Friday and Saturday included a handful of by Alan Carasso seminars on the challenges and opportunities facing racing. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimneys Farm=s Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}--Quiet Giant, by Giant=s Causeway) had absolutely nothing to prove heading into Saturday=s $16-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. Crowned a most deserving Horse of the Year and champion older male dirt horse at Thursday night=s Eclipse Awards, he had earned Beyer Speed Figures north of 110 in ths last six races he contested on these shores, beginning with his victory in the 2016 GI Clark H. up to and including his 2 1/4-length defeat of Collected (City Zip) and fellow champion West Coast (Flatter) in November=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic. PEGASUS WORLD CUP B Official Order of Finish 1 Gun Runner 7 Collected 2 West Coast 8 Sharp Azteca 3 Gunnevera 9 Giant Expectations 4 Fear the Cowboy 10 War Story 5 Seeking the Soul 11 Singing Bullet 6 Stellar Wind 12 Toast of New York PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected] SR. V.P. & CO-PUBLISHER Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] EDITORIAL [email protected] Sunday, January 28, 2018 Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN News and Features Editor Ben Massam @BMassamTDN Associate Editors Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN Assistant Editor Bobby Klatt ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistants Alexa Reisfield Michelle Benson Photo Editor/Dir. of Distribution Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew [email protected] Taking wing. In the shadow of Gulfstream Park’s 110-foot-tall Pegasus statue, newly- Social Media Strategist crowned Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) turns in another dominating Justina Severni performance to capture Saturday’s 16-million GI Pegasus World Cup. Our coverage Director of Customer Service continues on page 3. | Susie Raisher Vicki Forbes [email protected] GUN RUNNER PASSES THE TORCH 8 Marketing Manager Bill Finley says there was a passing of the torch in the GI Pegasus Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen Invitational from Gun Runner to West Coast. Director of Information Technology Ray Villa [email protected] TODAY’S GRADED STAKES EST Race Click for TV Bookkeeper 2:35a Silk Road S.-G3, KYO --------------- ----- Terry May [email protected] 2:45a Negishi S.-G3, TOK --------------- ----- 3:05a Centenary Sprint Cup-G1, SHT HKJC PPs ----- WORLDWIDE INFORMATION 3:40a Stewards’ Cup-G1, SHT HKJC PPs ----- International Editor Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN 4:40p John B. Connally Turf Cup S.-GIII, HOU TJCIS PPs TVG [email protected] 5:10p Houston Ladies Classic S.-GIII, HOU TJCIS PPs TVG European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • JANUARY 28, 2018 Pegasus World Cup cont. from p1 With Collected hustled away from there by Mike Smith, he was Despite the apparent poor draw, Gun Runner and Florent able to secure the lead, but had to go reasonably hard through Geroux figured to be able to work out a good trip, assuming a an opening quarter in :23.41. Gun Runner lobbed along under clean break. The 5-year-old an easy hold from Geroux while showed in his victories in the West Coast got the best trip GI Stephen Foster H. and in the inside from fourth. Sharp Azteca Classic that he could set a was set a hopeless task, racing in strong pace and still keep the breeze three and four wide, finding, but arguably more while late runners and horses for importantly, had demonstrated the course like Gunnevera and a rating gear in taking out the Fear the Cowboy (Cowboy Cal) GI Whitney S. and the bided their time in the rear, GI Woodward S. at Saratoga last hoping that their classier rivals summer. might come back to them late. It appeared that the latter Gun Runner raced full of run tactic would win out, with the into the far turn, appearing to likes of Collected and the have Collected whenever he outstanding GI Cigar Mile H. wanted, and with three-eighths winner Sharp Azteca (Freud) of a mile, Geroux released the Heading for home in the Pegasus | Robert Mauhar drawn underneath him, but hand brakes and the chalk looked when the latter was not aggressively ridden away from the ready to blow the race open, especially with Javier Castellano machine by Irad Ortiz, Jr., Gun Runner was easily able to slide hard at work atop the rallying West Coast. Still confidently across the face of the field and into a two-path trip, the best ridden, Gun Runner turned them in and led clear into the final possible outcome to make use of his high cruising speed. eighth of a mile. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • JANUARY 28, 2018 Pegasus World Cup cont. As is his wont, he hopped off onto his incorrect lead when cracked left-handed inside the final eighth of a mile, but there was no quit in him and he remained clear to the wire, then galloped out well in front. West Coast stamped himself as the future king of the hill while pulling better than 10 lengths clear of some good horses. AHe has qualities we all wish we had. He doesn=t have to have success to move forward. He never doubts himself. With the success he had this year you try to do exactly the same thing over. He knows what=s up. And how cool and collected he was and laid down and waited for the day. And the 10 post. We=re not capable of dealing with it and he is. We=re just blessed to be in his presence and he just drags us along with him.@ Steve Asmussen and Florent Geroux celebrate their win | Horsephotos --trainer Steve Asmussen Asmussen continued, AIt=s the cherry on the top, this one. This race, the world=s richest horse race after him being named AI=m so impressed for him to come through like he did today, Horse of the Year on Thursday night. For him to be able to go to overcome the draw. I=m just so proud of the horse. What a out on top and go back to his next career with everybody feeling dream come true,@ said winning trainer Steve Asmussen. AHe the way that we have, and it=s built up to this point. I=m just so has improved with every opportunity. Even when he didn=t have proud of the whole team and happy for them. How much love success, he moved forward from it. So pleased to be in his that this team and Florent have for this horse is just a beautiful presence. This memory will be with us forever. To be able to thing. You=re rooting him on. But when he broke like he did and share it with my family, just a wonderful ownership group. What got in the position that he did, we felt wonderful about it.@ a special horse. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • JANUARY 28, 2018 Pegasus World Cup cont. And so a brilliant career at the races gives way to another in the breeding shed at Three Chimneys. Winner of the GII Risen Star S. and GII Louisiana Derby, Gun Runner was third in the GI Kentucky Derby AThis feeling is hard to describe, it=s a and was runner-up in dream come true,@ Geroux said. AWe the GI Breeders= Cup wanted the horse to prove that the Dirt Mile before Breeder=s Cup and all of last year was walloping his elders not a fluke and the horse was there.
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