Gun Runner Stakes

The Gun Runner Stakes at the Fair Grounds is worth a Kentucky Derby point allocation of 10-5-3-2-1 to the top finishers in addition to a purse of up to $100,000.

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Location: Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, New Orleans, LA

Inaugural Race: 2021

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Current Distance: 1 1/16 Miles (8 1/2 furlongs)

Track Type: Left-Handed, Dirt

Age Qualification: 2YO

Purse: $100,000

Race Date: Saturday, December 21st

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2024 Gun Runner Stakes Morning Line Odds & Entries

PPHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERML ODDS
1
Built (KY)
C J Lanerie / W M Catalano
7-2
2
Render Judgment (KY)
B J Hernandez, Jr. / K G McPeek
4-1
3
Magnitude (KY)
J L Ortiz / S M Asmussen
2-1
4
Chris's Revenge (KY)
J A Torres / B T Russell
6-1
5
Admiral Dennis (KY)
L Saez / B H Cox
9-5

2023 Gun Runner Stakes Race Results

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE/ SHOW
8
Track Phantom
Cristian A. Torres / Steven M. Asmussen
$11.80 / $5.80 / $2.60
7
Snead
Jareth Loveberry / Brendan P. Walsh
$8.20 / $3.00
6
Nash
Florent Geroux / Brad H. Cox
$2.10
5
Footprint
Brian J. Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek
3
Risk It
Joel Rosario / Steven M. Asmussen
4
Neat
Rob Atras / Reylu Gutierrez
1
Next Level
J. Keith Desormeaux / David Cohen

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1 Exacta (8-7) Paid: $32.80
  • $0.50 Trifecta (8-7-6) Paid: $38.35
  • $0.10 Superfecta (8-7-6-5): Paid: $29.31

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History of the Gun Runner Stakes

A new entry into the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races in 2021, the Gun Runner Stakes joins an already chalk-full racing season at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

The race is named in honor of of the 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner, who kicked off his 2016 season with a fantastic showing at the Fair Grounds, capturing wins at both the Risen Star Stakes and the Louisiana Derby. Two more graded stakes wins made him an early contender in that years' Kentucky Derby, where he ultimately captured third place. Gun Runner bounced back in his four year old season winning five out of six races, including an impressive victory in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Classic, where he trounced the 2016 winner Arrogate after failing to defeat him in two previous races (the 2016 Travers Stakes and the 2017 Dubai World Cup).

Gun Runner Stakes Past Winners

Year
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2023
Track Phantom
Cristian A. Torres / Steven M. Asmussen
1 1/16 M / 01:44.42
2022
Jace's Road
Florent Geroux / Brad H. Cox
1 1/16 M / 01:44.85
2021
Epicenter
Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen
1 1/16 M / 01:44.19

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