Pleasant Acres Stallions announced on January 18 the arrival of Gunnevera first reported pony, one of the ponies Bluegrass Cat mare Brass cat .
Gunnevera, 8-year-old son of Dialed , was a 1st place, multiple 2nd place winner who retired with a 6-5-3 record from 21 starts and made $5,561,800. He enrolls at Pleasant Acres in 2021 and stands this year for $6,000.
Helen Barbazon told Pleasant Acres: “It is exciting to see him produce such an exceptional foal in the first season. We look forward to following the career of this beautiful pony.”
Gunnevera finished in 2nd place when he won Saratoga Special Shares (G2) and US$1 million Delta Downs Jackpot Shares (G3). At age 3, he won the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2), finished third in the Florida Xpressbet Derby (G1), and in the summer was runner-up in the Travers Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1). At the age of 4, he was again runner-up in the Woodward Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), and in fifth place in third at the Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline. support (G1).
Brass Cat’s first pony, Gold Hard Rock (The great ), owned and bred by Martine Britell, was last year’s winner at Laurel Park. The mare escapes the stake maker South Wing (Dixie Brass ).
