SC,

"Another example of an overlooked juvenile was Thunder Gulch. (Lukas overlooked him) The 1995 Three-Year-Old Male Champion and dual Classic Winner was purchased by Ken Ellenberg at the 1993 Keeneland July select sale for $40,000. The colt was consigned to the 1994 Keeneland April juvenile sale by Dr. Jerry Bailey, where Thunder Gulch failed to meet the reserve price of $125,000. Bailey and Ellenberg then privately sold a half-interest in the future Eclipse Award Winner to New York businessman Howard Rozin. After a number of outstanding performances under the tutelage of John Kimmel, the son of Eclipse Award Winning Sprinter Gulch was sold to Michael Tabor and transferred to the barn of D. Wayne Lukas. Thunder Gulch won four grade one races, including the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, the Travers Stakes and the Florida Derby, en route to career earnings of $2,915,086."

http://www.racereadysales.com/news_5-4.asp

SC, at two he was second in the Hollywood Futurity and Cowdin and won the Remson. The question is when did Lukas get him the horse was a prospect very early. But I appreciate the clarification. Lukas did not have him all along.

Gulch was always able to sprint. Just when did Lukas pick him up and confirm it? If you're saying Lukas confirmed him as a sprinter, I'll agree....lol. I just don't remember when he picked him up, but the horse had talent early. My guess Frankel would have made a modern Gulch a 10 mark Grade I winner. I'd dead serious.

I thought Lukas did a good job with Steinlein I think I even cashed a bet on him.



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