| Gun Runner | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:GunRunnerBCDirtMile.jpg) Gun Runner at the 2016 Breeders' Cup | |
| Sire | Candy Ride |
| Grandsire | Ride The Rails |
| Dam | Quiet Giant |
| Damsire | Giant's Causeway |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 8, 2013 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Besilu Stables LLC |
| Owner | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimneys Farm |
| Trainer | Steve Asmussen |
| Record | 19: 12–3–2 |
| Earnings | US$15,988,500[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Risen Star Stakes (2016) Louisiana Derby (2016) Matt Winn Stakes (2016) Clark Handicap (2016) Razorback Handicap (2017) Stephen Foster Handicap (2017) Whitney Handicap (2017) Woodward Stakes (2017) Pegasus World Cup (2018) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Classic (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| American Horse of the Year (2017) American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse (2017) Timeform US rating: 142[2] | |
| Honors | |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2024) | |
Gun Runner (foaled March 8, 2013) is a US Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2017 American Horse of the Year after winning four Grade I races at age four. He retired with earnings of nearly $16 million.
As a three-year-old, he became one of the early favorites for the 2016 Kentucky Derby after winning both the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby. Following a third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, he won the Matt Winn Stakes and Clark Handicap, and was second in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Pennsylvania Derby.
As a four-year-old in 2017, he finished second in the Dubai World Cup, then went on to win the Stephen Foster Handicap, Whitney Stakes, Woodward Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic. His performance in the Whitney earned him a rating of 127 in the August 2017 update of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings, ranking him in third place worldwide. Prior to retiring to stud as a five-year-old, he also won the 2018 Pegasus World Cup.
- ^ "Gun Runner Profile". Equibase. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending September 4, 2017". Daily Racing Form. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.