Gut Instinct (USA) Horse
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Gut Instinct is a six-year-old bay gelding that was bred in the United States, by Cairo Prince out of Fine Instincts. He races for trainer Jeffrey Skerrett and is owned by Danielle Agnello. Over 26 starts he has secured five victories and placed on eight occasions, accumulating $169,417 in earnings. His most recent outing took place at Thistledown on 8 October 2026, where he finished 6th out of 6 runners. The latest win came at Thistledown on 2 September 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Valley Race Course 12-Nov-26 1609m FAST R4 Race 4 - Claiming, SP: 8.00 | Jefferson Skerrett | 4 (6) |
| Thistledown 08-Oct-26 1609m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $28,704) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.660, SP: 21.00 had brief speed. 1st Patriarchal ( H Haldar 121 , Cd 116 ) 2nd Ghost Bike ( D Parker 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Puff'smagicdragon ( L Rivera 119 ) 1.75L 6th Gut Instinct ( J Skerrett 121 , Cd 116 ) 18.75L See full results | J Skerrett 54.9kg, Cd 52.6kg 18.75L | 6 (6) |
| Thistledown 17-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $561 (of $28,072) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.980, SP: 13.00 reared then came down with his head over the side off the stall in the gate, spotted the field a sixteenth of a mile and was never close. 1st Runwithheart ( A Chavez 119 ) 2nd Oliverio ( F B Salazar 121 ) 5.25L 3rd Puff'smagicdragon ( E Barbaran 119 ) 0.20L 6th Gut Instinct ( J Skerrett 123 , Cd 118 ) 49.60L See full results | J Skerrett 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg 49.6kgL | 6 (6) |
| Thistledown 02-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $12,676 (of $20,121) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.680, SP: 4.33 with the second flight inside, altered course four wide nearing the furlong marker, rallied determinedly under right handed urging and was along in time. 1st Gut Instinct ( J Skerrett 123 , Cd 116 ) 2nd Big Bucksalot ( R Bowen 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Carillo ( L Gonzalez 123 ) 0.75L See full results | J Skerrett 55.8kg, Cd 52.6kg | 1 (7) |
| Thistledown 21-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R4 Race 4 $10,827 (of $17,186) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.640, SP: 2.25 stalked the pace three wide, rallied to make the lead at the top of the stretch, responded full of run under right then left handed urging and won going away. 1st Gut Instinct ( J Skerrett 123 , Cd 116 ) 2nd Digital Footprint ( M Cedillo 123 ) 3.25L 3rd Bucket List ( E Paucar 123 ) 2.50L See full results | J Skerrett 55.8kg, Cd 52.6kg | 1 (5) |
| Mahoning Valley 02-Dec-25 1610m R7 Race 7 $419 (of $41,890) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.280, SP: 15.00 trailed after the first turn, no factor. 1st Eddie M ( A Chavez 124 ) 2nd Atkins ( A Crispin 124 ) 0.75L 3rd John's Rock ( E Greenidge 124 ) 0.75L 8th Gut Instinct ( E Barbaran 126 ) 14.25L See full results | E Barbaran 57.2kg 14.25L | 8 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 03-Nov-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Erik Barbaran 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Thistledown 09-Oct-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Erik Barbaran 54kg | 5 (6) |
| Thistledown 15-Sep-25 1207m Flat, SP: 16/1 | Erik Barbaran 54kg | 6 (7) |
| Thistledown 27-May-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Erik Barbaran 54kg | 2 (7) |
| Thistledown 06-May-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/4 | Jose Bracho 54kg | 5 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 01-Mar-25 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 11/8 | Gaddiel Martinez 56.2kg | 4 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 23-Jan-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Gaddiel Martinez 56.2kg | 3 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 06-Jan-25 1673m GOOD Flat, SP: 2/1 | Roberto Perez 56.2kg | 4 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 03-Dec-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 15/2 | Roberto Perez 56.2kg | 4 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 07-Nov-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 11/4 | Roberto Perez 56.2kg | 6 (8) |
| Thistledown 30-Sep-24 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 8/13 | Roberto Perez 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Thistledown 09-Sep-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 11/4 | Roberto Perez 54kg | 2 (6) |
| Thistledown 19-Aug-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Roberto Perez 54.9kg | 2 (6) |
| Thistledown 01-Aug-24 1609m Flat, SP: 10/3 | Roberto Perez 54.9kg | 2 (5) |
| Thistledown 16-Jul-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Luis Rivera 55.8kg | 5 (8) |
| Thistledown 22-Jun-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Roberto Perez 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Thistledown 04-Jun-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Luis Rivera 55.8kg | 2 (6) |
| Thistledown 14-May-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | Luis Rivera 55.8kg | 2 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 26-Apr-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 33/1 | Alex Gonzalez 57.2kg | 6 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 23-Mar-24 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 8/1 | John Hiraldo 55.3kg | 5 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 21-Feb-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | John Hiraldo 55.3kg | 3 (7) |