Ashford Handbook 2024

GUNITE Dark Bay or Brown Colt; foaled 2019

Ride the Rails Candy Girl Giant's Causeway Quiet Dance Giant's Causeway Texas Tammy Pulpit Classic Olympio

Candy Ride (ARG) ................

Gun Runner ..........................

Quiet Giant............................

GUNITE

Cowboy Cal..........................

Simple Surprise.................... (2013)

Simplify ................................

By GUN RUNNER (2013). Horse of the year, black-type winner of $15,988,- 500, Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. [G1] (GP, $7,000,000), etc. Sire of 3 crops of racing age, 364 foals, 220 starters, 24 black-type winners, 140 winners of 273 races and earning $33,340,417, including champion Echo Zulu ($2,640,375, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies [G1] (DMR, $1,040,000), etc.), and of Taiba (4 wins, $2,356,200, Pennsylvania Derby [G1] (PRX, $546,000), etc.), Gunite [G1] ($2,493,009), Cyberknife [G1] ($2,137,520). 1st dam SIMPLE SURPRISE , by Cowboy Cal. 4 wins, 2 to 4, $185,446, Bolton Landing S. (SAR, $60,000), 3rd Instant Racing S. [L] (OP, $15,000), Mardi Gras S. (FG, $7,500). Dam of 3 foals, 1 to race-- GUNITE (c. by Gun Runner). Black-type winner, below. 2nd dam SIMPLIFY , by Pulpit. 4 wins, 2 to 4, $261,658, Loudonville S.-R (SAR, $43,770), 2nd Cinemine S. [L] (LS, $20,000), Valid Expectations S. [L] (LS, $15,- 000), Geyser Spring S.-R (SAR, $14,590), 3rd Debutante S. [G3] (CD, $10,-687), Dr. A. B. Leggio Memorial S. [L] (FG, $7,500), Pan Zareta S. (FG, $6,000). Dam of 8 foals to race, 7 winners, including-- OPTIONALITY (f. by Gun Runner). 3 wins at 2, $193,798, Trapeze S. (RP, $60,000), Zia Park Princess S. (ZIA, $30,000), 2nd Martha Washington S. [L] (OP, $40,000). SIMPLE SURPRISE (f. by Cowboy Cal). Black-type winner, above. Simply Sovereign (f. by American Pharoah). 3 wins at 2 and 3, $79,235, 2nd Trapeze S. (RP, $9,300). 3rd dam CLASSIC OLYMPIO , by Olympio. 6 wins, 2 to 4, $336,578, Moccasin S. [L] (HOL, $60,000), etc. Half-sister to MR. FELIPE [L], Dewey’s Trick . Dam of-- CLASSIFY . 9 wins, $336,323, Dr. A. B. Leggio Memorial S. [L] (FG, $45,000), Incredible Revenge S. (MTH, $36,000), Tellike S. (EVD, $36,000), etc. SIMPLIFY . Black-type winner, above. RACE RECORD: In N.A./U.S. At 2, two wins (Hopeful S. [G1] (SAR, $165,000)), twice 2nd (Saratoga Special S. [G2] (SAR, $40,000)), once 3rd; at 3, four wins (Amsterdam S. [G2] (SAR, $110,000), Perryville S. [L] (KEE, $151,125), Harrods Creek S. (CD, $166,710), Maxfield Overnight S. (CD, $97,311)), twice 2nd (H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. [G1] (SAR, $100,000)) in 7 starts; at 4, 2023, three wins (Forego S. [G1] (SAR, $275,000), Aristides S. [L] (CD, $139,000), King Cotton S. [L] (OP, $94,575)), 3 times 2nd (Breeders’ Cup Sprint [G1] (SA, $340,000), Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. [G1] (SAR, $70,000), Parx Dirt Mile S. [L] (PRX, $58,500)) in 6 starts. Totals: 9 wins, 7 times 2nd, once 3rd in 19 starts. Earned $1,993,009. In Saudi Arabia. At 4, 2023, once 2nd (Sports Boulevard Riyadh Dirt Sprint [G3] ) in 1 start. Earned 1,125,000 riyals. In U.A.E. At 4, 2023, once 3rd (Nakheel Dubai Golden Shaheen [G1] ) in 1 start. Earned 734,484 dirhams. (Total: $2,493,009).

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