Gun Runner Colt Takes The Early Lead at Saratoga

Hip 146, a colt by boom sire Gun Runner bred on a cross over Tapit mares that has proved a rich source of high-class runners, was hammered down to Coolmore and Peter Brant for $1.9 million to skip to the head of class during the first hour of trade during Tuesday's second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. The Feb. 27 foal was consigned by Lane's End on behalf of the colt's breeder, Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Equine, and hails from one of her best families. Hip 146 is out of Secret Sigh (Tapit), whose MGSW dam India (Hennessy) is responsible for Japanese dual-surface Group 1 winner Mozu Ascot (Frankel {GB}) and the stakes-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Kareena (Medaglia d'Oro). The third dam is also replete with black-type and includes the likes of MGISW To Honor and Serve and GISW Angela Renee. The current 3-year-old from the mare, the colt Stop The Press (Uncle Mo), fetched $1.5 million at this sale in 2022. When bred to Tapit mares, Gun Runner has produced GISW Society and other graded winners Wicked Halo, Red Route One and Disarm, et. al.

Hip 146 A super balanced and athletic looking colt by Gun Runner selling tonight @FasigTiptonCo bred by @MoreSummerWind #lesales #saratoga pic.twitter.com/Iz5eyriYaQ

— Lane's End (@LanesEndFarms) August 6, 2024