Gun Pilot’s crowning achievement came this year at Churchill Downs on Derby day where he drew off by daylight in the $1,000,000 Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes, through a half in :44 and change with a final time of 1:21 and change
One of Gun Runner’s 13 millionaires and 10 Grade 1 winners
The Churchill Downs S.(GI) was won by top stallions Distorted Humor and Speightstown, and recently by exceptional runners Cody’s Wish, Jackie’s Warrior and Mitole
A five-time Stakes performer and runner up in the $500,000 Grade I Forego
World class Sprinter/Miler who won going 6 furlongs to one mile
Won debut as 2YO at CD, going 7F and winning by 3 lengths
“Gun Pilot is unbelievably talented and has a lot of the physical and personality traits of Gun Runner that we love, but he’s a much bigger version. He’s extremely fast for a big horse.” -Steve Asmussen
A Grade 1-Winning Millionaire Son of Gun Runner
Out of the unraced Smart Strike mare Bush Pilot – a half-sister to multiple GSW Global View
Graded Stakes Wins:
Churchill Downs S. (G1)
RIDE THE RAILS (USA) | |||
CANDY RIDE (ARG) | |||
CANDY GIRL (ARG) | |||
GUN RUNNER (USA) | |||
GIANTS CAUSEWAY (USA) | |||
QUIET GIANT (USA) | |||
QUIET DANCE (USA) | |||
Gun Pilot |
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MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) | |||
SMART STRIKE (CAN) | |||
CLASSY ‘N SMART (CAN) | |||
BUSH PILOT (USA) | |||
STORM CAT (USA) | |||
EGYPTIAN QUEEN (USA) | |||
WARRIOR QUEEN (USA) | |||
Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $69,000 |
3 | 6 | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | $166,950 |
4 | 6 | 3(1) | 2(2) | 1(1) | $881,625 |
Career | 13 | 5(1) | 4(3) | 1(1) | $1,117,575 |
Gun Pilot gives Gun Runner a Derby Day Grade 1 double
Gun Pilot’s stirring victory in the $1 million Churchill Downs S. (G1) made him Gun Runner’s second Grade 1 winner ...
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