Further Ado

Gun Runner's most Dominant Son

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Runaway Bluegrass Stakes-G1 winner

Won Keeneland’s premier race by 11 lengths running a 106 Beyer and a 5 on the Ragozin Sheets
Unforgettable TDN Rising Star

Broke his maiden at Keeneland by 20 lengths in his two-turn debut earning TDN Rising Star Honors
Graded Stakes winning Juvenile

Further Ado backed up the hype around his maiden domination with a classy win in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs
Near Record Breaking Matt Winn winner

Won the 2026 Grade 3 Matt Winn stakes running the 1 1/16 distance in 1:41.26 just .13 seconds off of sire’s Gun Runner’s stakes record.

Gun Runner – Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa
2023, Chestnut, | Entered Stud: 2027 | Nominated to: Breeders' Cup, KTDF

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2026 Racing:

Just a hair off the stakes record in the G3 Matt Winn, set by his own sire Gun Runner, Further Ado blitzed the competition running the 8.5f distance in 1:41.26
Further Ado wins his first Grade 1 with a brilliant effort in Keeneland’s Bluegrass Stakes, dominating by 11 lengths running a 5 on the Sheets, 1/8 miles in 1:49.59, and a 106 Beyer Speed Figure.
Making his first start of the year after a near 4 month layoff, Further Ado finished 2nd by less than a length in the G3 Tampa Bay Derby to The Puma

2025 Racing:

Making his stakes debut a winning one in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs, running the 8.5f distance in 1:43.33 over a field that included G1-placed Universe, highly-regarded colts Soldier N Diplomat and Cherokee Nation, and G3 winner Spice Runner.
Further Ado broke his maiden at Keeneland by a jaw-dropping 20 lengths in his two-turn debut on the main track earning TDN Rising Star Honors. He earned a 98 Beyer Number and a 7+ on the Ragozin Sheets.

2025 Sale:

Pedigree Highlights:

Out of the G3-Placed Sky Mesa mare Sky Beauty whose first foal is the multiple Graded Stakes Winner Kimbear (Temple City). Sky Dreamer herself is a half sister to the Grade 1 winner Dream Dancing (Tapit) who is now a stakes producer herself. Further Ado’s third dam is the 1999 Breeders’ Cup Distaff Champion, 1999 Eclipse Award Champion Older Female, and 6-time Grade 1 winner Beautiful Pleasure.

Age	Starts	1st (SW)	2nd (SP)	3rd (SP)	Earned
2	4	2 (1)	0	1	$320,703
3	6	2 (2)	2 (2)	0	$1,341,255
Totals	10	4 (3)	2 (2)	1	$1,661,958

Won at 2

Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs (8.5f in 1:43.33, by 1 3/4 lengths, defeating Universe, Soldier N Diplomat, Very Connected, Cherokee Nation, Spice Runner, etc.)
Maiden Special Weight at Keeneland (8.5f in 1:43.52, by 20 lengths, defeating Vino Vici, Alghero, Apollo Eleven, Brave Force, Beale Street Boy, etc.)

3rd at 3

Maiden Special Weight at Saratoga (7F, to Talkin, Stradale, defeating Accost, Tartabull, Silent Scheme, Souper Caliber, Swiss Army Knife)

Won at 3

Grade 1 Bluegrass Stakes at Keeneland (9f in 1:49.58, by 11 lengths, defeating Ottinho, Talkin, Creole Chrome, Great White, Reagan's Honor, etc.)
Grade 3 Matt Win Stakes at Churchill Downs (8.5f in 1:41.26, by 2 lengths, defeating Mr.Moneyman, Taptastic, Potente, Corona de Oro, Stop the Car, Pavlovian, etc.)

2nd at 3

G1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing (9f, to The Puma, defeating Sassmaster, Our Moneyman, Igniter, Talk To Me Jimmy, Iron Honor, Freedom's Echo, etc.)
G3 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs (8.5f, to The Puma, defeating Canaletto, Redland Rebels, Talkin, Powershift, Thunder Buck, etc.)