Reaping the Rewards

Winchell, though, was not through striking the top of the sire standings. When Goncalo Torrealba’s Tree Chimneys Farm decided it wanted to hold onto a 2-year-old Candy Ride colt rather than run him through an auction, it approached Winchell to come in as a 50% partner. Tus, Winchell became co-owner of Gun Runner, 2017 Horse of the Year and a six-time grade 1 winner of nearly $16 million on the track. Retired to stud at Tree Chimneys, Gun Runner has shot from the gate as a stallion, siring a remarkable six grade 1 winners from his frst crop, three of which were bred and are owned by … wait for it … Winchell.

For 2022, Gun Runner, with just two crops of progeny racing, fnished in ffh position on the leading sires list, an unprecedented achievement. Tapit landed