Fastest Horse of the Week? He's as good as Gold

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Chunk of Gold put himself on the map when he was second to Magnitude in the Risen Star stakes earlier this year, and after shooting for the stars in his next few starts, he drops back to allowance company at Keeneland this week and runs the fastest race of any horse this week. The Fastest Horse of the Week is sponsored by WinStar Farm, home to Life Is Good, who is currently the #2 first-crop yearling sire by average and median.

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00:00The Fastest Horse of the Week is always brought to you by the Fast Sires at Windstar Farm.

00:05And here at the Breeders' Cup, you've got to talk about life is good, Windstar Stallion.

00:09Of course, he ran them off their feet in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

00:12And then he ended his career valiantly chasing flight line in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

00:17Well, life is good.

00:18First season yearlings have just wrapped up an exciting year in the sales ring.

00:22His yearlings averaged $314,150 second only to the aforementioned flight line with a top colt of $1.25 million, a top filly of $1.025 million.

00:41He's also number two by median sales price of $275,000.

00:47Of course, he's a four-time grade one winner, Intimistia's fastest son and stud.

00:53And he is at Windstar Farm.

00:55Fastest Horse of the Week, Cool Horse.

00:57Remember Chunk of Gold?

00:5943-1 when he kind of clunked up and finished second behind Magnitude and the Risen Star.

01:06Then he was second in the Louisiana Derby.

01:08Then he ran in the Kentucky Derby.

01:10A $2,500 original yearling purchase.

01:14Well, he's now our Fastest Horse of the Week.

01:16Ethan West put blinkers on him before the West Virginia Derby.

01:21He goes wire to wire.

01:22He wins that race by four lengths.

01:24Well, in an allowance race Friday at Keeneland, he wasn't even the favorite.

01:29He was the second choice.

01:30Goes to the lead.

01:31Wins by eight.

01:32Going a mile and an eighth at Keeneland.

01:35Buyer's speed figure.

01:36A career high.

01:371-0-3.

01:39The bargain.

01:39Chunk of Gold.

01:41Our Fastest Horse of the Week.

01:4210-ze.

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