Kentucky Derby prep guide: Gun Runner odds, PPs, more
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Fair Grounds / Hodges Photography
The Louisiana road to Kentucky Derby 2025 begins on Saturday in Fair Grounds’ Gun Runner Stakes.
Only five horses were entered, but the 1 1/16-mile dirt race looks well-balanced with Admiral Dennis listed as a narrow 9-5 morning-line favorite over Magnitude at 2-1.
Post time for the $100,000 Gun Runner is 4 p.m. EST, and it goes as race 7 of 12. FanDuel TV will show it live.
Check out Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page for downloadable PPs for the Gun Runner and more, courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.
We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Gun Runner as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.
Best speed figures
| Horse | Morn. line | Beyer* | Brisnet | TimeformUS | HRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Built | 7-2 | 77 | 89 | 102 | 92 |
| 2. Render Judgement | 4-1 | 78 | 87 | 99 | 90 |
| 3. Magnitude | 2-1 | 80 | 86 | 102 | 95 |
| 4. Chris’s Revenge | 6-1 | 71 | 81 | 88 | 85 |
| 5. Admiral Dennis | 9-5 | 79 | 91 | 101 | 92 |
| *Daily Racing Form |
Looking at the pace
A moderate pace is expected for the Gun Runner with Built and Magnitude knocking heads early.
Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS
HRN picks
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Ed DeRosa’s Gun Runner fair odds see Admiral Dennis as a standout and will happily single him.
DeRosa also has Tenacious Stakes fair odds, and he believes either Warrior Johny or Velocitor could run down tspeedy Saudi Crown.
Scott Shapiro has Untapable fair odds, and Golden Gamble looks like the value of the Kentucky Oaks 2025 prep in his eyes.
Ashley Tamulonis and Laurie Ross went head to head handicapping the Gun Runner, and they had a hard time getting around Admiral Dennis and Magnitude in the exacta. However, there was disagreement to be had in the trifecta.
J. Keeler Johnson’s latest Horses to Watch column is high on Admiral Dennis in the Gun Runner and Track Phantom in the Tenacious.
The holiday edition of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod is here, featuring a trio of race callers in Larry Collmus, Paul Allen and Keith Nelson.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last start | Morn. line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Built Hard Spun |
6.05 |
1st, KEE MSW (10/06/2024-R7) |
7-2 | |
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Last race |
1st, KEE MSW (10/06/2024-R7) |
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| 2 |
|
Render Judgment Blame |
6.17 | 4-1 | ||
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Last race |
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| 3 |
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Magnitude Not This Time |
6.14 | 2-1 | ||
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Last race |
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| 4 |
|
Chris’s Revenge Instagrand |
0.00 |
4th, CD STR (11/24/2024-R1) |
6-1 | |
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Last race |
4th, CD STR (11/24/2024-R1) |
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| 5 |
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Admiral Dennis Constitution |
6.05 | 9-5 | ||
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Last race |
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