Jack Christopher is the TDN Writers' Room Coolmore Stallion of the Week

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00:00Every sire hopes to have a son to follow in his footsteps.

00:04An impressive debut.

00:06For Munnings, that son is Jack Christopher.

00:09Jack Christopher to win the champagne.

00:11Unbeaten grade one winner at two.

00:14Dual grade one winner at three.

00:17And he is pouring it on here.

00:19It is Jack Christopher winning the grade one H. Allen Jerkins Memorial.

00:25Jack Christopher.

00:30It's time now for the Coolmore Stallion of the Week.

00:33And who is it this week?

00:34It's Jack Christopher, the best son of leading sire Munnings.

00:38Jack Christopher was 5 for 5 around one turn with three grade one wins.

00:42Chad Brown, his trainer, said of him,

00:44I've never had a horse with this much pure brilliance.

00:48I remember seeing Jack Christopher before his first race

00:51and watching him in the paddock.

00:52And I'll never forget that race in 2021 at Saratoga.

00:56He was bet heavily.

00:57A little unusual for Chad Brown starting around the dirt.

01:00But boy, did he impress winning by eight and three-quarter lengths.

01:03I knew then he was going to be a major player.

01:05And he proved he was just that with wins in the champagne.

01:09Pat DeMaio, Woody Stevens, and Allen Jerkins Memorial.

01:12Everything about him suggests he should be a terrific sire.

01:15Zoe, I know you were obviously impressed with him also.

01:18Yeah, in his very first start.

01:20And talk about keep it in the family.

01:21He now joins his sire at Coolmore, Munnings.

01:25Not only did they have Munnings, they have Jack Christopher as well.

01:29And, you know, we spoke about elite power earlier in the show.

01:33The only horse to beat elite power this year is Gunite.

01:38Do you know who Jack Christopher beat when he broke his maiden?

01:42Gunite.

01:43Do you know who he beat when he ran in the champagne?

01:45Gunite.

01:46I mean, looks like a no brainer to me, doesn't it?