The breeding is worth a look too. Gun Runner, the sire, was one of the standout American racehorses of his generation — a big, powerful type who won Grade 1 races on fast ground and wet ground alike. The dam's side brings in Kodiac, a stallion who has become one of the most reliable sources of sharp, early-developing two-year-olds in Europe. Put those two together and you have a horse bred to be quick enough to perform young, but potentially with the scope to train on as well.
Whether 00campanelle lives up to any of that promise is something only racing will answer. For now, the debut is the story — and with 144 winners already behind this stable in the current season alone, it is a debut worth watching.