Three Chimneys has announced the farm’s 2025 roster and fees. Gun Runner, the sire of 13 millionaires and 10 Grade 1 winners will stand for a fee of $250,000 LFSN. Currently #2 on the General Sire list with over $15,000,000 in progeny earnings, he is the sire of 4 Grade 1 winners this year including Sierra Leone, Vahva, Society and Gun Pilot, all of which are pointing to this year’s Breeders’ Cup. 2-year-old filly, Sea Runner, is also pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (GI). Gun Runner’s meteoric rise as a prolific sire, still with limited number of crops at the races, position him as a breed shifting sire. In 2024, at the sales he had 10 yearlings sell for $1,000,000 or more highlighted by a $1.9 million dollar colt at Saratoga and a $2.2 million dollar colt at Keeneland September.
Goncalo Torrealba stated, “ Gun Runner is continuing to prove our dreams can become a reality, and Thee Chimneys and our partners continue to breed our best mares to him which we believe will further his influence on the breed. We are excited to also bring home one of his promising Grade 1 winning sons in Gun Pilot, who was bred and raised here at Three Chimneys.”
Three Chimneys’ homebred Gun Pilot, winner of the $1,000,000 Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes and the earner of over $1 million, new to Three Chimneys for 2025, will have his stud fee announced after the running of the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (GI) which will be his final start.
Into Mischief’s son Newgate, who won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap, will also be a new stallion roster member as well. He makes his next start in the $7,000,000 Breeders’ Classic (GI).
Volatile, who is the sire of 15 winners to date including two Grade 1 performers, will stand for a fee of $12,500 LFSN. “Volatile is a great value opportunity with a lot of up-side to breeders this year- he already has two legitimate Grade 1 horses that will be pointing for important races next year, and he has plenty of winners. I believe his runners are showing that they are like him- quick enough at two, but they will be even better as they mature as 3YO’s,” said Three Chimneys board member and advisor Doug Cauthen.
Sky Mesa will stand for $10,000 LFSN while Funtastic, sire of First Peace ($778,520), the recent winner of the Grade 2 California Crown Eddie D Stakes, will stand for $5,000 LFSN.
