Always a Runner
Dark Bay or Brown Filly / January 25th, 2023 in KY / by Gun Runner out of Always Carina
$129,200
2026 earnings
94
speed figure
100%
2026 wins
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
2
0
Seconds
0
0
Thirds
0
0
Unplaced
0
2
Starts
2
$129,200
Earnings
$129,200
$64,600
Earnings / Start
$64,600
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Bio
Always a Runner made a sparkling first impression, winning her career debut Feb. 6, 2026, at Tampa Bay Downs by 6 ½ lengths for trainer Chad Brown. Challenged next on the Kentucky Oaks trail in the $200,000 Gazelle Stakes April 4 at Aqueduct, the Gun Runner filly aced the test with a clear victory after wearing down runner-up Pashmina in the final furlong to improve to 2-for-2 and earn a spot in the Kentucky Oaks.
Always a Runner made a sparkling first impression, winning her career debut Feb. 6, 2026, at Tampa Bay Downs by 6 ½ lengths for trainer Chad Brown. Challenged next on the Kentucky Oaks trail in the $200,000 Gazelle Stakes April 4 at Aqueduct, the Gun Runner filly aced the test with a clear victory after wearing down runner-up Pashmina in the final furlong to improve to 2-for-2 and earn a spot in the Kentucky Oaks.
Grade 2-placed winner Always Carina, by Malibu Moon, is the dam (mother) of Always a Runner, who hails from the family of Breeders’ Cup winners Structor and More Than Real.
