Gun Runner

Saratoga Maidens, presented by Keeneland Pharocity (American Pharoah) stepped out to lead the procession right after the jump and never gave his rivals a second opinion in the lane to stroll home the newest 'TDN Rising Star' at the Spa. Right to the front and posting an opening quarter in :22.91, the 4-1 shot was comfortably in hand after a half-mile in :46.09 and rolled through six panels in 1:10.60 as the field behind him tried to mount a response. Kicking clear of the battle for the minors, Pharocity was...

Jockeys Manny Franco and Johnny Velazquez are reportedly facing whip-use violations related to their respective rides aboard the first- and second-place finishers in the Aug. 29 GI Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. David Grening of Daily Racing Form reported the news on Sunday, citing New York Racing Association steward Victor Escobar as a source. The violations had not been posted to the HISA online portal as of 5 p.m. Monday. Grening reported that Franco was cited for being one whip strike over the six-strike limit in his winning ride...

Betting on Pool 1 of the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Future Wager closed Sunday with dual Classic winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) topping the list as the 3-1 favorite, the Breeders' Cup announced Monday. The GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes hero led a field of 22 horses and "All Other Starters Not Listed" in wagering interest. The Classic Future Wager, which is a win bet only with a $2 minimum, generated $178,906 in total handle on Pool 1. Following Sovereignty was last year's Classic champion Forever Young (Jpn) (Real...

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 262 entries--including GI Hopeful Stakes winner Nutella Fella (Runhappy)--for its August Digital Sale which is now open and will close Tuesday, Sept. 1, beginning at Noon ET. The winner at 2 of the Hopeful upstate, Nutella Fella (hip 2) placed at 3 in the GI Woody Stephens Stakes over the same dirt surface where he posted a 96 Beyer. The current 5-year-old is being offered during the online sale as a stallion prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. "Nutella Fella's strengths are his speed and precociousness...

My Gun's Loaded (Gun Runner) made a menacing move while floated out five wide by Counting Stars (Honor A. P.) at the top of the stretch and kept on coming with massive strides down the lane beneath Manny Franco to outbattle Measure (Essential Quality) in dramatic fashion by a neck in Saturday's GI Alabama S. at Saratoga. Counting Stars, the 1-4 favorite following statement-making victories over My Gun's Loaded's Chad Brown-trained stablemate and GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Always a Runner (Gun Runner) in the GI Acorn S. and GI Coaching...

Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland Three Chimneys homebred Forever Carina (Gun Runner) got a beautiful come-from-behind win in Saturday's sixth race at Saratoga to become a new 'TDN Rising Star' for her leading sire's operation. The field strung out fast and early as it was a mad dash to the front with a three-wide wall of fillies gunning it out of the chute for command. In no rush to keep up, the 3-2 favorite sat way back in seventh as second timer Key Colony Beach (Omaha Beach) shot forward with...

3rd-SAR $115k, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2fT, post time: 1:55 p.m. Showcasing a plethora of seven-figure babies, the third race of the afternoon offers several of the best pedigrees in the stud book. Leading the bevvy of first-time starters, ART MUSEUM (Into Mischief) gets a start for the Coolmore partners, Peter Brant and Brook Smith. Trained by Chad Brown, the son of GSW and MGISP Point of Honor (Curlin) realized $1.5 million at Keeneland last September. Jockey Flavien Prat and Brown connect at 21% at the Spa over the past year....

Edited Press Release Spendthrift Farm and Frank Fletcher Racing Operations' Q B Rocket made a winning debut sprinting six furlongs on Saturday versus fellow juveniles in the eighth race, which earned him a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard,' for the effort. Ridden by Junior Alvarado, the Gun Runner dark bay wired the eight-horse field in a final time of 1:10.70, earning an 80 Beyer. "He came out of it really good. Looks amazing," Cox said. "I'm very happy with him. He acted like he was a good horse in...

Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland Spendthrift Farm and Frank Fletcher Racing Operation's Q B Rocket (c, 2, Gun Runner--Ginja, by Quality Road) was the pari-mutuel darling in a good-looking collection of 2-year-old males assembled for Saturday's eighth race maiden over six furlongs and ran to those odds and his $1.9-million purchase price at auction to become the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard at Saratoga. With Junior Alvarado deputizing for the injured Irad Ortiz, Jr., the athletic dark bay colt was beaten to the front by the twice-raced...

OGLE (f, 2, Oscar Performance--Catch the Eye {GSP, $126,902}, by Quality Road) was let go at 6-1 odds for this unveiling and gave her backers a thrilling first-out victory. Off a touch slow, and left to play the caboose in the early stages, the daughter of Oscar Performance watched the action unfold in front of her through an opening quarter in :24.15 and a half-mile in :49.43. Never given a moment to breath, 4-5 favorite Let Her Fly (Twirling Candy) was pushed along by 2-1 shot Janie Not Jeanie (Mandaloun)...

7th-DMR, 100K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 8:00 p.m. INSHALLAH (Flightline), the $2.1-million Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale topper earlier this summer, makes his racing debut for trainer John Sadler and owner KAS Stables at Del Mar Saturday. Bred in New York by the Bromans, the colt is out of their top mare Bar of Gold, a GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner and full-sister to MGISW Spirit of St Louis who has already produced this runner's three-quarter sibling GSW Coinage (Tapit). "The first time I saw him was in a...

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, which only a year ago surpassed $100 million in gross for the first time in its history, smashed through that barrier and recorded high-water marks in every category during an action-packed two days in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion. When the dust settled Tuesday night, 152 yearlings had sold for $118,215,000. The average of $777,730 rose 23.6% from last year's previous record mark of $629,469, while the median of $525,000 was up 16.7% from the record figure of $450,000 set...