Sire
North America · 2026
Sierra Leone
Gun Runner - Heavenly Love (Malibu Moon)
Bay 2021 · 16.3 hh · stands at Coolmore America (Ashford Stud), USA · won over 1m. to 1¼m.
Fee 2026 · USAUS$75,000new for 2026
Group 1 wins 202600 individual winners · G1Stars
Black-type performers00 Group 1 winners · 0 Group winners · as published by Coolmore
Yearling average 2026 · EU–no European yearling sold in coverage
Profile
In the words of Coolmore · source →- WINNER OF THE BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC AS A 3YO, DEFEATING 10 WINNERS OF 19 GRADE 1 RACES
- BRILLIANT SON OF THE RED-HOT GUN RUNNER!
- Ultra Consistent! Never out of the placings in his 14 starts, 13 of those in Gr.2 & Gr.1 company!
- Out of Gr.1 Alcibiades Stakes winner HEAVENLY LOVE and from the family of Gr.1 winners ROAMIN RACHEL & ZENNO ROB ROY.
- A $2,300,000 yearling at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale!
- A dominant winner of the Gr.1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
Pedigree
Three generations · as published by CoolmoreGUN RUNNER
HEAVENLY LOVE
CANDY RIDE
QUIET GIANT
MALIBU MOON
DARLING MY DARLING
RIDE THE RAILS
CANDY GIRL
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY
QUIET DANCE
A P INDY
MACOUMBA
DEPUTY MINISTER
Race record
His own career · as published by Coolmore- Impressive 2YO
- 1st Maiden Special Weight, Aqueduct, 1m, by 1¼ lengths, ahead of Change of Command & Ignite The Light
- 2nd Remsen Stakes-Gr.2, Aqueduct, 11/8m, beaten a nose by subsequent dual Gr.1 winner Dornoch
- Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner at 3
- 1st Breeders’ Cup Classic-Gr.1, Del Mar, 1¼m, by 1½ lengths, beating Fierceness and Forever Young
- 1st Blue Grass Stakes-Gr.1, Keeneland, 11/8m, by 1½ lengths, beating Just A Touch, Dornoch & Seize The Grey
- 1st Risen Star Stakes-Gr.2, Fairgrounds, 11/8m, beating Track Phantom, Catching Freedom & Resilience
- 2nd Kentucky Derby-Gr.1, Churchill Downs, 1¼m, by a nose, to Mystic Dan, from Forever Young, with Gr.1 winners Stronghold, Dornoch, Domestic Product & Fierceness further behind
- 2nd Jim Dandy Stakes-Gr.2, Saratoga, 11/8m, by a length, to Fierceness, from Batten Down & Seize The Grey
- 3rd Belmont Stakes-Gr.1, Saratoga, 1¼m, by 1½ lengths, to Dornoch & Mindframe, ahead of Gr.1 winners Seize The Grey & Mystic Dan
- 3rd Travers Stakes-Gr.1, Saratoga, 1¼m, by 2 lengths, to Fierceness & Thorpedo Anna, from Dornoch
- Top Class 4YO
- 1st Whitney Stakes-Gr.1, Saratoga, 11/8m, by 1 length, beating Highland Falls and Disarm
- 2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic-Gr.1, Del Mar, 1¼m, by ½ length to Forever Young, ahead of Gr.1 winners Fierceness, Journalism, Mindframe, Baeza, Nevada Beach, & Antiquarian
- 2nd Stephen Foster Stakes-Gr.1, Churchill Downs, 11/8m, to Mindframe
- 2nd Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes-Gr.1, Saratoga, 1¼m, to Antiquarian
- 3rd New Orleans Classic Stakes-Gr.2, Fairgrounds, 11/8m, to Touchuponastar and Hall Of Fame
Stud record
No black-type performers published yet (first crops still to run).
Group 1 wins 2026
No Group 1 winners in coverage this season.
Yearling sales · Europe
Sales coverage incomplete: no yearling by this sire in the European sales covered by YearlingStars.
Broodmare sires and nicks
Insufficient data. Crosses are shown once at least 8 runners per broodmare sire are on record (Stage 4).
Fee history
Source: published roster of the farm. EUR at ECB rates of 2026-09-25.| Season | Farm | Country | Hemisphere | Fee | in EUR | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coolmore America (Ashford Stud) | USA | NH | US$75,000 | €65,772 | new for 2026 |
Sources: Coolmore America (Ashford Stud)