The Guest of the Week Honors John Gaines

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This week is the TDN Writers' Room's special Breeders' Cup edition, so there was no guest of the week, but Randy Moss dedicated the segment to John Gaines, the visionary who came up with the idea for the Breeders' Cup. The Guest of the Week is sponsored by Gainesway, home to Drain the Clock, whose first yearlings impressed in the sales ring this year, selling at over 7x his stud fee.

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00:00Well, this is our special Breeders' Cup edition of the TDM Writer's Room, so we don't have a guest of the week.

00:05You know what? The guest of the week in memoriam, John Gaines, the founder of the Breeders' Cup.

00:11And he is brought to you by, of course, Gainesway, home of Drain the Clock.

00:16The judges have seen Drain the Clock's first yearlings, and the judges have spoken,

00:21buying his yearlings for an average of seven times his initial stud fee of just $10,000.

00:26His top, Colt, sold for $270,000. His top, Philly, brought to $200,000.

00:33Of course, Drain the Clock, you know how fast he was.

00:36A lightning-fast grade-one winning sprinter with an imposing physical presence.

00:41Gainesway, power, passion, performance.

00:51Drain the Clock will win and win by as much as he wants.

00:54Drain the Clock will bound home the winner.

01:02Drain the Clock, Jackie's Warrior, drain the clock by a head.

01:08$270,000.

01:10In the back, $250,000.

01:11Drain the Clock

01:17Drain the Clock

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