Gun Runner’s Pappacap An Easy Winner of the Best Pal

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Dispatched as the 23-10 second choice in Saturday's GII Best Pal S. at Del Mar, PAPPACAP (c, 2, Gun Runner–Pappascat, by Scat Daddy) became the first stakes winner for his freshman sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}) with a convincing four-length victory. Away smoothly from the three hole, the homebred was content to sit in third position beneath Joe Bravo, stalking the dueling duo of Bet On Mookie (Uncaptured) and Thirsty Always (Stay Thirsty). Ridden quietly past the five-sixteenths pole, Pappacap was asked to come after the pacesetters in upper stretch, breezed by with a minimum of fuzz and drew clear to remain unbeaten in two starts. Finneus (Stay Thirsty) finished nicely to complete the exacta ahead of Bet On Mookie in third. The final time for the six furlongs on a fast strip was 1:11.66. Gun Runner joins Practical Joke, Mohaymen and Caravaggio as first-crop sires to be represented by a winner at the graded/group level. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O/B-Rustlewood Farm Inc (FL); T-Mark Casse.

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