No-Guarantee Gun Runner Season to Benefit Tornado Fund
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Gun Runner at Three Chimneys Farm
Three Chimneys Farm and Ron Winchell, co-owners of Gun Runner , announced Dec. 27 that they will auction a 2022 no-guarantee season to the Horse of the Year and champion 2-year-old sire at the upcoming Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. The season will be auctioned at the end of the Jan. 10 session, with proceeds set to go directly to local community charities to benefit the victims whose lives were devastated by the recent catastrophic tornado which ravaged numerous towns in Western Kentucky.
"It is unimaginable the damage and suffering wreaked upon so many of the communities and good people of Western Kentucky," said Three Chimneys chairman Gonçalo Torrealba. "Three Chimneys, our partner Ron Winchell, and the entire Thoroughbred horse industry share the grief of those whose lives have been impacted and this is a way we felt we could directly help."
The resulting price of the nomination is expected to exceed $100,000. Gun Runner is set to stand the 2022 breeding season for an advertised fee of $125,000, stands and nurses. Three Chimneys and Kentucky Downs will collectively add another $100,000 for a total donation of $200,000 or more.
Ron Winchell added: "With Kentucky Downs' and Three Chimneys' additional donations it shows the commitment the racing industry has to those affected by the devastation in Western Kentucky."
Inquiries before the sale can be directed to the Three Chimneys farm office at 859-873-7053, or to Keeneland's sales department, particularly for assistance with phone or online bidding during the live auction.