10. Gun Runner
Derby Points/Rank: 51 Points – 3rd
Race Record: (4) 3-0-0
Earnings: $306,920
Breeding: Candy Ride – Quiet Giant
Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimneys Farm
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Last Race: Fair Grounds: Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes on 2/20/16, finished 1st
Analysis: Big time effort off a three month layoff to win the Risen Star Stakes now makes him a player in the game. I’d like to see more out of him before I’m completely convinced he’s a top level horse, however you would think there might be room to improve off his latest effort. Runs this weekend in the Louisiana Derby which should determined how serious of a threat he’s going to be.
