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Old 01-05-2017, 04:36 PM
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If you look at who may run as a 4 year old
as the BCC winner of 2017,
don't look much farther than

GUN RUNNER by CANDY RIDE.


this horse, Gun Runner, as all the indications of a 4 year old to step forward in 2017

winner as a colt in 2016 of :
The Risen Star
The Louisiana Derby

3rd in the Kentucky Derby
3rd in the Travers

2nd in the Pennsylvania Derby
2nd in th BC Mile

and then won the Clark at CD in November

next set to go in the Pegasus Stakes.

He just seems to get little press
Suspect at 10f.
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Old 01-05-2017, 04:37 PM
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candy ride from giants causeway

i like my odds with him in 2017
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Old 01-05-2017, 05:09 PM
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Believe he is stuck at FG with the herpes quaranteen
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Old 01-05-2017, 05:14 PM
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Arrogate is so much better than everyone else it's not even funny.

Gun Runner could easily be the second best older horse in training, after Chrome retires later this month.
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Old 01-05-2017, 05:58 PM
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Arrogate is so much better than everyone else it's not even funny.

Gun Runner could easily be the second best older horse in training, after Chrome retires later this month.
I agree with the first part completely. But I also think Connect > Gun Runner.
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Old 01-05-2017, 06:58 PM
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I agree with the first part completely. But I also think Connect > Gun Runner.
yeah, i forgot about him. my memory isn't as sharp as it used to be.
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I agree with the first part completely. But I also think Connect > Gun Runner.
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Arrogate is so much better than everyone else it's not even funny. Gun Runner could easily be the second best older horse in training, after Chrome retires later this month.
On this topic as related to Eclipse voting.. Maybe I overemphasized the late season v. older accomplishments, but I put Gun Runner and Connect behind Arrogate for the 3yo's. Was disappointed that both Nyquist and Exaggerator were finalists ahead of them. Thought at least Gun Runner would have gotten by one of them.
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Old 01-05-2017, 07:57 PM
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On this topic as related to Eclipse voting.. Maybe I overemphasized the late season v. older accomplishments, but I put Gun Runner and Connect behind Arrogate for the 3yo's. Was disappointed that both Nyquist and Exaggerator were finalists ahead of them. Thought at least Gun Runner would have gotten by one of them.
Earlier last year I thought Gun Runner would surpass both Exaggerator and Nyquist. I'm not as high as I was on him now.
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