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Multiple Grade 1-Placed In Hott Pursuit Book Full
Multiple Grade 1-placed In Hott Pursuit has booked full for the 2023 breeding season.

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Multiple Grade 1-Placed In Hott Pursuit Book Full

WYNNEWOOD, OK–APRIL 20, 2023–Dunn Ranch announced today its first-year sire In Hott Pursuit SI 93, a multiple grade 1-placed brother to two-time champion Hot Stepper, has booked full for 2023.

In Hott Pursuit, a 4-year-old son of leading sire One Famous Eagle, out of Pandorum by Tres Seis, was bred in Texas by Fulton Quien Sabe Ranch, LLC and raced by his owner Dunn Ranch. He was a $220,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling graduate in 2020.

Under the direction of trainer Monty Arrossa In Hott Pursuit won or placed in eight of 10 career starts and earned $358,218. He was second in the Ed Burke Million Futurity(G1), third in the Golden State Million(G1) Futurity and a finalist in the Los Alamitos Super Derby(G1).

Multiple Grade 1-placed In Hott Pursuit. © William Zuazo

His sire AQHA Racing Champion One Famous Eagle SI 101 ($1,387,453) has sired 83 stakes winners, 8 champions, 5 millionaires, 511 winners with earnings of more than $36.4 million.

His top performers include One Dashing Eagle SI 98 (World Champion, $2,079,065, All American Futurity-G1, etc.), Imperial Eagle SI 106 (champion twice, $1,852,897, All American Futurity-G1, etc.), Hotstepper SI 98 (champion twice, $1,336,359, All American Derby-G1, etc.), Bodacious Eagle-QH SI 104 (World Champion, $1,293,444, Champion of Champions S.-G1, etc.), etc.

In Hott Pursuit's dams is the Grade 3 winning Tres Seis mare Pandorum SI 109 ($70,347) who set a new track record for 350 yards in :17.326 seconds at Sam Houston Race Park.

She is the dam of 4 ROM winners, 3 black type and 4 grade 1 including two-time champion Hotstepper SI 98 (7 wins, $1,336,359, All American Derby-G1, etc.), Grade 1 winner Hotsempting SI 99 (7 wins, $682,739, Ruidoso QH Derby-G1, etc.), Grade 1-placed In Hott Pursuit SI 93 (see above), All American Futurity(G1) finalist Caliente Carmelo SI 96 ($97,867 to 3, 2022), etc.

The second dam is stakes-placed Daring Diversion SI 98, by Strawfly Special, a half-sister to stakes winner Ethics Aside SI 106 ($99,644, multiple stakes sire), stakes winner Sweet Oblivion SI 110 ($55,704) and G3-placed Splendifferous SI 104 ($73,231).

Heritage Place Futurity(G1) winner Daring Difference SI 102 ($329,000) is the third dam.

This is the family of world champion and champion sire Special Leader SI 103 ($292,605) and champion sire Mr Eye Opener SI 106 ($202,978).

For additional information or 2024 breeding contracts call Matt Dunn at (580) 279-6666.