Gun Runner Romps in Razorback

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February 20, 2017 -- Oaklawn Park -- $500K G3 Razorback Hcp.

It was a gate-to-wire President's Day for Gun Runner, culminating in a 5 3/4 length thumping of field at this year's Razorback. Nary a trace of ring-rust was seen in the sheen of the free at last, free at last seemingly from a forever and a day Louisianan herpesvirus-1 quarantined Steve Asmussen charge. Whenst last we saw the four year-old son of Candy Ride, he was winning the G1 Clark back in November's end with jock Mr. Florent Geroux aboard then as now.

"This horse just gets better and better,” Geroux said to Blood Horse. "He was in every fight last year and he feels even better this year. I’m hoping the sky’s the limit for him."

Off to the races as a 1-5 favorite of the over-matched field of six, he was sent up front by Mr. Geroux to ne'er look back, even whilest Blue Tone stalked or tried to -- in an opening quarter of 23.18. At a half-mile ran in 46:88, the colt was well on his way then, to dominating. Doing away with the opposition in a final time of 1:40.97 for the 1 1/16 miler. A scant two-fifths of a second off Lost Code’s stakes record in '88 whenst the Razorback was a G2 go. Gun Runner was followed to the line by Hawaakom and Domain's Rap.

The Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys owned Gun Runner seems mayhaps or perchance on course for the G1 Dubai World Cup come late March. Could he provide stiffer opposition for Arrogate than doth done did California Chrome at the Breeders' Cup Classic and then Pegasus World Cup? May-be, gentlepersons.

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