Gun Runner returns to work tab, points to Woodward
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Gun Runner, dominant winner of the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes here Aug. 5, returned to the work tab Monday morning, breezing a half-mile in 51.06 seconds over the Oklahoma training track.
Breezing at 5:45 a.m. under exercise rider Angel Garcia, Gun Runner went his first quarter in 26.42, got his second quarter in 24.64, and galloped-out five furlongs in 1:05.00, all under his own power. Gun Runner is pointing to the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward Stakes here Sept. 2.
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“Moving great, very happy, just keep him on the ground,” trainer Steve Asmussen said. “He gets around to the backside pretty quick. He’s in a really good rhythm right now, love to see it continue. We obviously are still planning on running in the Woodward, and all indications are good.”
Also working for Asmussen on Monday was Lookin At Lee, the Kentucky Derby runner-up who went a half-mile in 51.65 over the Oklahoma training track. Lookin At Lee, who works in blinkers, went his first quarter in 25.25 and his second quarter in 26.40. He is pointing to the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes here Aug. 26.
Lookin At Lee is coming out of a third-place finish in the Grade 3 West Virginia Derby on Aug. 5.
“I thought it was solid,” Asmussen said. “I felt we were in a little bit of trouble watching the races early with how dry the racetrack was and just knowing who he is. There’s quite a bit of him physically, and him spinning his wheels is not a good scenario.”
Asmussen said he has not yet secured a jockey for Lookin At Lee.
