2017 Breeders' Cup Classic - Gun Runner

Gun Runner concludes his dominant 4-year-old season with a victory in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on November 4, 2017.

[@secretariatgirl4249]

I miss Gun Runner so much...had to find one of his races to watch him again....and this one was a really nice one to watch....

[@siggles73]

May be should check the 2018 current top horses Gunrunner is second behind the great WINX

[@secretariatgirl4249]

Zig Zag Bill yes I know! Amazing..

[@danb1168]

FG rode him like no other he just stole every race up front and gun runner wouldn't let them pass him down stretch

[@secretariatgirl4249]

@@danb1168 I am a huge Winx fan and really liked the "science" of her running style apart from her fantastic record and trainer. And Gun Runner kept showing up...without the drama of Baffert...I've always thought GR never got the credit he deserved at the time.

[@danb1168]

@@secretariatgirl4249 I couldn't agree more GR wouldn't let anyone pass him down the stretch. He was a reliable horse and sometimes that can be overlooked he always ran his race.

[@joechrow8341]

Gun Runner was 1 of the best horses i have seen in the last decade...He turned into a monster...His early running style and strong kick was absolutely devastating...Once he hit his peak no field could come close to him...Blowing the doors off every field they entered him in...Gun Runner was a "great" horse...His 3 yr old season was consistent enough for me before he turned into a beast

[@Alexflys]

Secratariat was the best

[@jackwoods9604]

@@Alexflys Well Secretariat is in His Own League

[@justinmahoney3512]

He and flightline are my favorite horses of my lifetime

[@Rick-rl1ss]

Man I love Larry Collmus. "GUN RUNNER'S ON TOP OF THE WORLD! HE WINS THE BREEDER'S CUP CLASSIC!"

[@iheartpanic00]

Gun Runner is the picture of thoroughbred perfection

[@kingj7606]

No he is not lol

[@mnava19]

i got to give it up to gun runner , i didnt think hed like the distance. what a performance

[@joechrow8341]

When you keep a Good Horse in Training and let them Mature you can sometimes get a Gun Runner who turns into an absolute Monster...Drew away from all rivals in the Stretch during his Win streak to close out his Career...Looked like this Field could have ran around the Track again and Still not Catch this Horse...Closer he got to the Wire the stronger he got...Similar to Mitole

[@josephfederico5165]

It was a 2 horse race right from the start. Honest pace too. Gun Runner came into town to take on the hot, horse for the course Collected and prevailed. Beat the non-speed favoring biased track on a day full of upsets too going wire to wire as the co-favorite. I liked his gameness and saw his maturity in last years BC Dirt Mile against older horses. Trainer and jockey have been perfect with him too.

[@johnkaufmann8875]

Joseph Federico It was weird being how the track played and not biased that Collected pushed Gun Runner with hot fractions and not one horse closed or made up any ground. WEST COAST was sitting 4th and could only be 3rd and huge longshot WAR STORY was 5th and took 4th. Only GUN RUNNER/COLLECTED brought their A game, rest of the field was spread out.

[@Rick-rl1ss]

Shame to see Arrogate's career end how it has. He was a good horse. That being said, the American Pharoah comparison needs to end and the Secretariat comparison is NO comparison. Both better than Arrogate. Congratulations to Gun Runner, best in the race and horse of the year. Way to go!

[@sczen]

And none of them save for Secretariat..could've caught THE 'SLEW! Well like even Penny Chenery herself & many have said..Slew would be quite the problem at a shorter one.say a mile or so even against 'her boy',SEC. ;)

[@Rick-rl1ss]

@@sczen Secretariat and Slew before my time but I absolutely revere those horses from what I've read and seen. Seattle Slew right up there behind Secretariat for me in the GOAT discussion. What a magnificent racehorse. Sounds crazy but I think he's somewhat historically underrated.

[@spg126]

Still think GR is a severely underrated horse. Everyone fawns over Arrogate, especially after Dubai. But including Dubai, GR was superb as an older horse. The proof is the Dubai race. He was incredible that night only bested by a freakish trip from Arrogate. Also I will take FG any day if I needed to choose a jockey.

[@marklewen9384]

When they instituted IN COMPETITION DRUG TESTING in summer of 2017,the phoney Arrogate wilted like a November flower.....

[@Wolfeson28]

A great race from Gun Runner, who answered every question about his stamina, winning from the front while being pushed by Collected throughout. This should definitely put an end to the "Arrogate is the greatest ever" argument. Arrogate is an excellent horse, he's had some spectacular wins, and he will surely be in the Hall of Fame one day. But he is not "the Man o' War of the 21st century", he is not "the greatest horse since Secretariat", and he is not even the best horse of this decade. There is only one king of racehorses for the 2010s so far, and his name is American Pharoah. You can debate Gun Runner, Arrogate, and California Chrome for second place (though, Gun Runner will be back next year, and could certainly still make a case for first).

[@revaselvhen3200]

Wolfeson28 ~ well said, Well Said!!!! I give all 3 - Arrogate, Gun Runner & Collected their dues & props (think is correct term) & I'd like 2 + West Coast 2 GR & Collected, I'll keep watchn him 2....

[@revaselvhen3200]

P.S. Wolfeson28 ~ I meant 2 say Arrogate, GR, CC & Collected their dues.... Again, Very well said....

[@200991602]

Baffert,makes,such,off.the..wall..comments,and,,Mike..Smith.

[@josephfederico5165]

Arrogate in the Hall of Fame? Maybe if he continued that amazing run of performances (Travers, BCC, Pegasus and Dubai) but everything before that was cheap and his 3 races after that were average to duds. Don't get me wrong. It was fun to watch him and get caught up in those 4 electric performances but that doesn't define HOF credentials to me.

[@Wolfeson28]

Ok, maybe that part is more debatable than I thought. I was mainly just trying to still recognize his achievements while making the point that he's not as good as his supporters' hype made him out to be. Fair enough.

[@indychoate8350]

Just “Magnificent!” The Horse! Steve’s post race interview! The Winchells …

[@MikePike5]

Amazing race!

[@tayberktutumlu334]

gun runner new generations super star

[@kevinmichael686]

Arrogate being called an all time great ended at the 2017 BCC. Congratulations to Gun Runner, he’s your HOTY.

[@DanielSong39]

Gotta admit though he ran like an all time great for 4 races

[@stephanieball5118]

Either arrogate has some sort of ailment that they haven't figured out yet or he just wants to retire, regardless he ran the fastest travers EVER and was dominate for a time there. You don't run the fastest Travers ever on luck. This goes to show some horses are delicate with that invisible line when pushed over they change. Regardless he does have the ability to dominate just doesn't want to do it... Gun Runner has been solid his whole career and prove he wants to race right now.. Both horses are very special and owners try there whole live to come across one.. My buddy owned a nice chunk of Unified who is also a son of Candy Ride but clearly GR is Candy Rides best offspring.. Who was the better race horse??? I would have to say Gun Runner.. Who will produce the better offsprings will decide who is the all around better horse ... Great run by Collected..congrats to Gun Runner and Del Mar on a solid 2days ..

[@revaselvhen3200]

Anna ~ except in Forever Unbridled's case (Unbridled's Song is her sire), thou 2 b fair, could b either her being a mare or her dam's pedigree or both, but she hasn't stopped yet, as evident by her win in the Distaff on Fri. & she's 5 yrs old & still going strong & running great.... Have a bunch of LUV 4 Forever Unbridled!!!!

[@revaselvhen3200]

Anna ~ Fair point - def always seems 2 b exceptions 2 the rules.... 2 b fair thou, her only truly poor races were Raven Run & Kentucky Oaks.... The races she didn't win, she did mostly get 2nd place or 3rd.... So not 2 shabby of a race career.

[@cowboycarpenter8713]

Does it bother anyone else that the Breeders Cup gives no award or even mention of the actual Breeders of the horses that win???

[@ersc5669]

Singled gun runner in the third leg of my pick 3. Singled all three races. .50 cents returned 353. By far the craziest sequence of wagers I've bet on and hit. 6 1 5. It's kinda like a puzzle even.

[@Celal7411]

I love love Gun Runner. Something is wrong with Arrogate. They better find out.

[@laurenmichelle4007]

Yeah you could tell there was something up with him

[@howtobeme8248]

They said he couldn’t handle the distance and there he scores wire to wire !!! And he beat the odds that day, the odds were not in favor of horses running on the rail or on the lead

[@williamdunphy352]

Race Call: Larry Collmus.

[@seadrifter8975]

Front runners on dirt have such an advantage ? Gunner runner worthy winner regardless and becoming a breeding sensation recently.

[@mattgaebel7341]

I saw AP in person. Arrogate's speed and closing would destroy any horse at 1 1/4 in the past 30 years.

[@gourabbiswastv3949]

RIP Arrogate :-(

[@johnkaufmann8875]

First. I eat crow. Fantastic Chamionship performance by GUN RUNNER hounded by COLLECTED every step of the wsy on a track that didn't favor speed the two days of the BC. He put him away and drew off. I didn't think he could get 10f and he did very convincingly GUN RUNNER is a besst and a champion! Hats off to a grest race and champion....this angers me and i am sick & tired of trainers like Bob Baffert & Todd Pletcher never give any credit to the winner. No humility or grace. Just a whinefest of woe is me. Ssme for Mike Smith. This was NBC. Bob Baffert received 30% of the $6 million dollar purse. We are supposed to feel sorry for him? Please. GUN RUNNER is a champion. Givs him the respect he deserves. He has mine now.

[@revaselvhen3200]

Arthur Levin ~ sorry could u clarify 4 me.... Which guy r u saying has the longest list of drug infractions - Baffert or Asmussen?? Not questioning ur comment, just can't tell who u meant & was hoping u'd clarify.... Thx!!!

[@johnkaufmann8875]

Arthur Levin "DIRTY" DOUG O'NEILL. If u remember a few years ago the big scandal with Asmussen & his horses. He was damaged goods at the time. Virtually every owner abandoned him except the owner of GUN RUNNER who stuck with him. U are well within your right to use the drug card. RICHARD DUTROW JR. banned for ten years. That is another that was caught. He is a big reason that steroids are tested when it was revealed BIG BROWN ran with them in the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs officials were red faced at the time. It has gone alot. These were the famous trainers that were caught.

[@revaselvhen3200]

Arthur ~ thx 4 clarifying that 4 me, I assumed u had meant Assmussen, but I was taught never 2 assume, as assumptions r often wrong especially w/out facts.... I agree w/u about being skeptical when those trainers win Gr. 1 races after so many drug infractions & I too was so glad 2 see Dutrow finally penalized & have consequences 4 his actions & the truth 2 come out....

[@revaselvhen3200]

Boxer Dog ~ American Pharoah was only 5th in his 1st race, didn't break his maiden til 2nd race, but he was green, & he & Baffert were still figuring stuff out 4 him. So no, he was not undefeated going in2 TC. Seattle Slew the only 1!!! But AP never lost after he won his 2nd race up 2 & thru the TC & then went on 2 win his 1st race after!!! The Travers was lost do 2 bad decisions & poor handling by his owners & trainer, they r honest & open about it. If he had been on his 'A' game, Keen Ice wouldn't have caught him even using wings. But as tired as he was, he fought on & made Keen Ice really work 4 that win. Was just like Man o' War loosing 2 upset, not his fault, & Secretariat loosing 2 Onion....

[@revaselvhen3200]

Boxer Dog ~ I would continue the documentary if I were u, but up 2 u, has 2 b ur decision.... However Slew's comeback journey is incredible & awesome & amazing!!!!

[@patr70]

If you want to hear THE ACTUAL ON-TRACK RACE CALL of this Race then watch the video uploaded by "Del Mar Racing" and you can hear Trevor Denman and the on-site Crowd.

[@HannahBay34]

Ahh yes, I would hate to miss the insightful commentary that 22.50 is "not flying" and where "June"-evera is in the field.

[@aydnbakr8680]

ŞAMPIYON GUN RUNNER KAZADIR ❤❤🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@williampottetti3498]

Great race

[@aydnbakr8680]

ŞAMPIYON HORSE GUN RUNNER, ARROGATE 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@mattgaebel7341]

1:59:36, 2:00:11; 2:00.70 for all 1 1/4 races for arrogate in the deeper quick sand type tracks of Delmar & Saratoga. 🙏. Regardless, AP has my heart because first triple 👑 & saw him in elmont but wish I could've seen arrogate in person also.

[@eddiehernandez1696]

Arrogate just hates Delmar

[@vambo13257]

yesh, ok!

[@suzannekraft3125]

Personally I think that my favorite racehorse of all time will always be Man O' War. He carried 130 pounds 7 times as a two year old and he beat Upset in 7 other races. I can go on about him all day long. But as far as the horses of the modern era, I think Tiznow is a favorite of mine because he is a direct link to Man O' War. But it is also worth noting that he is still the only horse who has ever won the Breeders Cup Classic twice. I was expecting Arrogate to join Tiznow but he didn't look the least bit interested in this race. It's hard to watch people put Arrogate in the same sentence with Zenyata or California Chrome. A four race winning streak is nothing. I believe that Zenyata would have run Arrogate down if she was her 2009 self, and possibly her 2010 incarnation too. And I think that if Arrogate were to run against Tiznow he would have lost too. Giant's Causeway and Sakhee were very special European champions and he beat each of them under a hand ride.

[@DanielSong39]

Cigar was the best, he won 16 straight As for Arrogate he was phenomenal for 4 races but wore down afterwards Thoroughbreds are fragile creatures

[@eddiehernandez1696]

Arrogate left everything in Dubai where he destroyed Gun Runner

[@vambo13257]

and Gun Runner destroyed Arrogate in the BC Classic

[@markciessau7192]

baffert had him juiced. never was the same after dubai, minus the juice.

[@richardk6196]

I honestly question the results of anything Baffert (and O'Neill) trains. Google Bob Baffert quarter horse violations to see the amount of deaths and injuries that have occurred on his watch. To me it's just not possible to have a high quality Derby horse and or champion year after year after year. If you look at the greatest of horses, their trainers did not have HOY finalists year after year after year. We're talking about Hall Of Fame quality trainers like Lucien Laurin, Laz Barrera, Charlie Whittingham, Shug McGaughey. To me something "funny" was going on. Poor Arrogate was past the point of being able to take advantage of whatever he was getting. Fortunately he didn't break down or get hurt. I wonder if AP would have hit a brick wall at some point as well.

[@revaselvhen3200]

Richard K ~ I honsestly don't believe AP would have hit a brick wall, he was something truly special & unique, a totally different horse & pedigree/bloodline then Arrogate, watch his training video when b4 Baffert took him!!!! U'll see his exceptional talent & speed & his incredible & tremendous stride!!!! Other trainers were scared of him.... He was a measure & cut above all the others of the last few decades.

[@joechrow8341]

Easy Win...No Horse in the field was making up any ground on gun runner to the wire...Probably would have won if they had to run another 1/2 Mile

[@GBeret83]

The one thing I really hate about how Arrogate's career ended was not getting to find out if his losing his final 3 starts was a product of his just not liking the main track at Del Mar? Or if it was that he had just become disinterested in racing anymore, because that does happen also. As it was left, I think a legit argument could be made for both points. It's just a shame that Baffert didn't have the time to maybe take him away from Del Mar after the second loss, maybe back to Santa Anita to see how her performed back on their main track again prior to his running in the 17' BC Classic. I realize Baffert didn't really have the time to do that. I'm just saying I think it might've helped answer some of the questions left surrounding Arrogate at the end of his career if he'd gotten to run somewhere else besides Del Mar even once before he was retired, IMO.

[@secretariatgirl4249]

He came back from Dubai and it was obvious something was wrong., You could see the way he ran after that...his neck was leaning to the side. Of course, now we know he died of a neurological condition.

[@adolfogonzalezjr3304]

Yehaa🤠

[@juandoughe5995]

Trevor Denman is a better race caller.

[@kanevparise]

He ain't no winx's

[@vambo13257]

Winx is a turf horse, GunRunner would destroy Winx

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

GR was a pretty good colt, but weak field in the classic.

[@naimsuleymandizdar6449]

Arrogate çok geride kalmış hayret

[@juandoughe5995]

Denman is way better announcer.

[@Dmx3698]

I’m sorry, you can call it what you want but, I️ think Arrogate didn’t like Del Mar surface. Any other track Arrogate would’ve won easily. PS I️ like Gun Runner...

[@lkmorgan1959]

Sweet ❕ Now will all the Arrogate followers sit down please.

[@natejohnson259]

Bob Baffert and mike smith don’t have very good luck with two breeders cup classics in a row first zenyatta and now arrogate so sad 😭

[@derekchavez5745]

ItzjustNate ! and now they won the triple crown together!!

[@gusgmd]

I'm absolute convinced that His father Candy Ride was a better horse on the track and would've beaten Gun Runner , he was the real Monster , and was retired undefeated due to an innury

[@kennethnero2011]

I disagree

[@brucedanielmusic]

Arrogate the king horse

[@Jean0987654321]

Track announcer: Larry Collmus

[@JohnDoe-jp8fx]

Funny Easygoer broke the same way Arrogate did in 1989 and was coming like a freight train down the stretch ......Pat Day had the best horse that day but wait all day Pat got him beat.

[@revaselvhen3200]

Thomas Carpenter ~ I actually believe Sunday Slience was the better & best horse that day, just like in their rivalry in the TC.... My pick was always Sunday Silence over Easy Goer, nothing that much against EG he was a really good horse 2 I just preferred Sunday Silence....

[@JohnDoe-jp8fx]

Shanda McKinniss the thing is SS was nurtured all summer while EG was winning many races SS was a bit sharper that day .......not the better horse IMHO

[@revaselvhen3200]

Thomas Carpenter ~ all I will say & only reply I will make.... I am allowed & can freely have my opinion on the better horse of the 2, just as u.... Sunday Silence had a super great impact on Japan's TB breeding as a stud stallion & his legacy continues thru his descendants!!!!!

[@mcls2023]

That's bloody joke, the top of the world? You wish.

[@brookesd4979]

sorry, but WINX is the real goat

[@cristianobitoku2887]

Gun Runner = lasix Arrogate = no Lasix. i'm so disappointed for arrogate... From France.

[@jerandrasi5071]

Cristiano Bitoku I'm gonna say it's a little bit more then that, but keep making excuses for Arrogate

[@johnkaufmann8875]

Cristiano Bitoku But u have no issue with all european trainers including the great Aidan O'brien using first time lasix on their horses shipping overseas every Year and that is all of them and u bring this up? Every horse that Aidan O'brien won in the Breeders Cup had first time lasix. That is a fact.

[@HannahBay34]

Arrogate ran on Lasix, check again.

[@stuarth4296]

Arrogate ran on Lasix. Good grief where do you get this stuff from? The only time he did not was Dubai.

[@Angel-AbC9]

LASIK for gun runner..hes not the best .no doubt arrogate was tailing off as if he needed a long break..on arrogate best day and gun best day which they did run and arrogate smokes him...gun run beat collected and a fading arrogate so gun run is not the best..real horse players know that..i betted on collected although i love arrogate i knew he was fading fast and just needed proper rest time..gun run resume stunk until this race, it looks nice but by default

[@jerandrasi5071]

proper rest? this horse has been coddled like a fucking newborn since Dubai, these performances at DM have stunk, GR shows up every race win or lose, tip your cap to him

[@johnkaufmann8875]

Douglas Jones But u have no issue with Aidan O'brien winning all these Breeders Cup Races over the years using first time Lasix as well as every European trainer thst has won a breeders cup race oncluding yesterday & todsy and u bring up GUN RUNNER? Unbelievable

[@stephanieball5118]

You "betted" on collected. Let me tell you something. Arrogate is the faster of the two but Gun Runner is clearly the better and more consistent horse. Horses betters used more Gun Runner in there bets the Arrogate simply on consistency.. Yes you have to use both horses in his race but Gun Runner is CLEARLY the better race horse... There offspring will decide who is the best of the two down the line...

[@johnkaufmann8875]

Stephanie Ball ARROGATE didn't like the Del Mar Track. That is clear as day. GUN RUNNER was a different horse as a 4yp than 3. All i am seeing on here are sore losers, sour grapes & conspiracy theories. Lol. Wow.

[@HannahBay34]

Every horse in this race was on Lasix, why you holding it against only Gun Runner? He's won 4 straight G1s, just this year alone... sounds like someone is a sore loser. His resume is excellent and he just clinched 2 Eclipse Awards.