Dr. Charles Henry Strub was one of those entrepreneurial businessmen seemingly capable of succeeding in any imaginable enterprise. He started out small as a baseball player of modest ability and as a dentist keen to embrace innovation. By the time of his death, he had kickstarted the career of baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, amassed a multimillion-dollar fortune, and transformed Santa Anita Park into one of horse racing’s greatest stages.
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Flightline Mesmerizes in Runhappy Malibu, Express Train Surprises in San Antonio
On Stephanie Hronis' first visit to Saratoga, in 2019 to attend a board meeting as a trustee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, her TOBA colleagues took her to the Saratoga yearling sale. She, Terry Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds, and bloodstock agent David Ingordo put their heads together, and by the end of the sale they bought a son of Tapit for $1 million. "I said that I was going to enjoy the Whitney weekend and soak it all up," said Hronis. "I had some horses picked, and David pulled it together."
Epicenter Cruises to Gun Runner Win
Victories in the 2016 Grade 2 Veterans Ford Risen Star Stakes and Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots put eventual 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner on the path to nearly $16 million in career earnings for trainer Steve Asmussen and Winchell Thoroughbreds in
2021 Gun Runner Stakes at a Glance
The 2-year-old portion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve comes to an end at Fair Grounds in New Orleans Sunday with the running of the Gun Runner Stakes.
