One of the three most expensive sires in North America that stands at Three Chimneys at a fee of US$250,000, Gun Runner has had just one runner in Australia and that two year-old colt is now a winner and a pretty promising one!
Trained by Richard and Will Freedman, Genesis Runner was sent to Newcastle on Saturday for his second start in a 1300m maiden and was sent off as favoruite.
Fourth on debut at the same the same track earlier this month, Genesis Runner took benefit from that outing and duly cruised clear to win by more than two lengths with Lee Magorrian in the saddle.
A $575,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Widden Stud for Yulong. Genesis Runner is the second foal and first winner for stakes-placed Artie Schiller mare Originator (USA), a half-sister to the dam of Group II winner Fluffy Socks from stakes-winner Costume Designer.
Originator has a yearling colt by Zoustar that passed in at Magic Millions this year and is due to foal again to Zoustar this spring.
Gun Runner was an elite racehorse winning 12 – six G1- of 19 starts and winning at two, three, four and five with career highlight wins in the Breeders Cup Classic and Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
A colossus at stud, Gun Runner has 72% winners to runners and 11.6% SW to runner with 58 stakes-winners highlighted by 14 G1 winners.
Genesis Runner is one of three two year-olds by Gun Runner foaled in Australia and is the first to race.
He also has five rising two year-olds for next season and three of those were sold by Arrowfield Stud at Inglis Easter this year, click to see them.
