{"id":48697,"date":"2025-08-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?post_type=news&#038;p=48697"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:37:50","slug":"european-underdogs-steal-the-show-at-the-run-for-a-million","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/news\/european-underdogs-steal-the-show-at-the-run-for-a-million\/","title":{"rendered":"European Underdogs Steal the Show at The Run For A Million"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48697\" class=\"elementor elementor-48697\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91268c9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91268c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77c136b9\" data-id=\"77c136b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53dac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d53dac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When French trainer Arnaud Girinon and his palomino stallion, Flexing Guns N Town, took the reins at Las Vegas\u2019s <em>Run For A Million<\/em>, they delivered a performance no one saw coming \u2014 and made history in the process.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Moment to Remember<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Taylor Sheridan\u2019s marquee event <em>The Run For A Million<\/em>, dazzling moments are expected. But nothing prepared the crowd for what happened when European trainer Arnaud Girinon and <strong>Flexing Guns N Town<\/strong>\u2014a 2019 stallion bred from <strong>Hollywoodstinseltown<\/strong> and out of <strong>Shesa Fashion Gun (by Gunner)<\/strong>\u2014made their mark. Their performance wasn\u2019t just impressive\u2014it left the reining world utterly speechless.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beauty Meets Precision<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the few clips circulating online earlier in the week, whispers began: <strong>this horse was something special.<\/strong> And Girinon and his striking stallion delivered. Their routine captivated audiences\u2014masterfully executed slow lope, lightning-fast circles carved as though on rails, and breathtaking stops that brought the entire arena to a hush before erupting into cheers.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Against All Odds: European Triumph in Vegas<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a field stacked with American heavyweights\u2014Andrea Fappani, Casey Deary, Kole Price, and others\u2014few saw the European pair as contenders. Yet their reputation wasn\u2019t born in Vegas: they entered already scoring an impressive <strong>230.5 at the European Derby<\/strong>. When the moment came, Flexing Guns N Town\u2019s sheer polish and Girinon\u2019s chemistry turned a dream run into an unforgettable upset.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/horsesdaily.com\/article\/a-run-for-the-million-story-well-never-forget\/\">horsesdaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When French trainer Arnaud Girinon and his palomino stallion, Flexing Guns N Town, took the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":48699,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[209],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48697","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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