Black Powder (USA)
About
Black Powder, a 5yo from the United States, is trained by Michael J. Maker. He is by Gun Runner out of Oldfashioned Style. So far, Black Powder has recorded three victories. On January 6 2025 at Oaklawn Park, he earned his most important win, taking the $130,999 Race 5. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 235% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 26-Apr-25 1810m FIRM R9 Race 9 $14,000 (of $140,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.600, SP: 10.00 settled off of the pace in the three path, shifted out to the five path turning for home and moved up. | L Saez 53.5kg 12.50L | 3 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 30-Mar-25 1709m GOOD R11 American Pharoah Overnight Stakes (Stakes) (of $145,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.750, SP: 21.00 off a step slow, raced back and three wide, not a threat. | R S Jr 54kg 14.25L | 8 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 01-Mar-25 1810m FIRM R9 Race 9 $26,200 (of $131,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:51.400, SP: 6.00 forwardly placed along the inside, remained within striking distance into the far turn, boxed early in that bend, squeezed through a narrow opening into the stretch, challenged up the rail, outkicked by the winner in the late going while prevailing for the second spot. | I Castillo 56.2kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 06-Jan-25 1709m FIRM R5 Race 5 $82,530 (of $130,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.870, SP: 34.00 4w bid,drift,bmp,game | I Castillo 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Dec-24 1709m FIRM R10 Race 10 (of $133,999) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:42.660, SP: 26.00 lacked speed in the four to six path into the backstretch, took the far turn in the four path and failed to factor. | J Alvarado 54.9kg 6.75L | 7 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Nov-24 1408m FIRM R5 Race 5 $7,300 (of $73,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.880, SP: 6.50 pursued from midpack in the three path, spun into the lane four wide, sustained slow progress to attempt a bid along with an outer rival in midstretch, but was outkicked by that one at the furlong grounds and ran on to edge show. | T Gaffalione 54.4kg 4.75L | 3 (8) |
| Keeneland 19-Oct-24 1408m FIRM R1 Race 1 $6,600 (of $66,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.650 prompted three to two wide and between horses into the turn, vied turning for home, wrestled a narrow advantage entering the lane, but offered little resistance to an outer rival approaching the furlong grounds, lost place a sixteenth from home and held show. | L Saez 54.9kg 6.75L | 3 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Sep-24 1709m FIRM R4 Race 4 $13,600 (of $68,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.820 3-w, good effort | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 4.50L | 2 (7) |
| Kentucky Downs 02-Sep-24 1609m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $200,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.100 broke out and bumped a rival at the start, settled two wide on the turn, came three wide off the bend, angled out by the furlong marker and had a mild late rally. | J A Torres 55.3kg 1.95L | 5 (11) |
| Saratoga 04-Aug-24 1810m FIRM R13 Race 13 (of $115,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.680 broke in at the start, raced three wide through the first turn, chased three to four wide until tucked to the two path half a mile from home placed to coaxing, swung two to three wide at the top of the stretch and came up empty. | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 19.75L | 5 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 20-Jun-24 1709m FIRM R5 Race 5 $15,599 (of $77,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.780 pressed the leader from the three path, bid along with an outer rival at the three furlong pole, forged a narrow advantage turning for home, vied with inner rivals into midstretch, but had a hind heel clipped by a trailing rival leaving the furlong grounds, fought on gamely between horses but got outfinished. | A Concepcion 53.5kg 0.30L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 25-May-24 1207m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $68,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.370 bumped with an inner rival early on, pursued off of the pace in the three path, drifted inwardly in upper stretch and failed to factor. | K J Asmussen 55.8kg 3.85L | 5 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 22-Apr-24 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $141,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.440 void of speed outside, raced four wide through the turn, improved position in the stretch with some mild, belated interest. | L A Fuentes 53.5kg 3.35L | 5 (11) |
| Prairie Meadows 09-Jul-23 1709m FIRM (of $157,480), Winning Time: 01:43.570, SP: 10/1 Failed to respond | J R Leparoux 54.4kg, Cd 0 18.50L | 9 (10) |
| Lone Star Park 30-May-23 1709m R10 CL (of $300,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:45.320 chased the pace while three wide in the second group of rivals then rallied on the far turn then flattened out in the stretch. | R S Jr 56.2kg 11.55L | 9 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 04-May-23 1709m FIRM (of $62,400), Winning Time: 01:44.680, SP: 11.00 Vied 2p, edged clear | K Asmussen 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 23-Mar-23 1609m FIRM Md (of $54,000), Winning Time: 01:38.080, SP: 12.00 Clear early,soft pace | R J Santana 54kg | 1 (8) |