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00:00They're way behind Gunrunner. Gunrunner, very impressive in the Woodward. He won it by 8 points.
00:07Racing fans got to see some of Gunrunner's most impressive performances in Saratoga.
00:11And this weekend, two of his sons with the familiar connections of Winchell Thoroughbreds and Steve Asmussen will look to make history of their own.
00:19We spoke with Asmussen about Vanderbilt contender Gunite and Disarm, who will take on Forte in the Gym Dandy.
00:27Disarm, I think one of my favorite qualities about him is how much he looks like Gunrunner.
00:32You know, the markings, the color, and definitely his head.
00:36But, you know, talented horse, fourth in this year's derby. Come out of that with a nice win in the mat win.
00:43It's good to see him win. You know, he'd run competitively, but had not been in the winner's circle since his maiden race, which was up here last summer.
00:52The fact that he has run once at Saratoga and won, we're comfortable with how he'll handle the circumstances in the racetrack.
00:59Obviously a very talented group for the Gym Dandy.
01:02And Gunite, you know, he is Gunrunner's, you know, won the hopeful here from his initial crop.
01:09And has always run extremely well here at Saratoga with his win last year in the Amsterdam.
01:16And also we talked the hopeful win as a two-year-old.
01:19And he's coming off probably his fastest race ever with his win at Churchill.
01:24To be at this level is rare enough, but to overcome everything and multiple races at this level is hard to come by.
01:34I mean, get to run against elite power again.
01:38But Gunite's seen the best and it doesn't bother him.
01:42Like Gunrunner, they're just a durable horse that gets better with time.
01:47Similarities are their attitude, their approach to training.
01:52Just, they're extremely hardy.
01:54You know, their appetite, how they take pressure.
01:57It's a quality that I think that they definitely get from their dad, Gunrunner.
02:02I think he's a breed-changing horse.
02:04You couldn't be a bigger fan than I am to see him come out setting records like he does.
02:10It's extremely special.
02:12His first crop, you know, when Echo Zulu won the spinaway and Gunite wins the hopeful on the weekend.
02:18You know, top that one, I don't think it's possible.
02:21But that's just, that actually did happen and they wrote it down and it makes it what it is.