Mercante (USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

30-Apr-20

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Gun Runner

Dam

Caressing

Prize Money

1503508

Trainer

Brian Knippenberg

Owners

Carl Pollard

About

Keeneland R9 Sycamore Stakes (Stakes): Mercurante is a 5yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Brian Knippenberg. He is by Gun Runner out of Caressing. To date he has recorded five wins. On 23 Mar 2025 at Turfway Park he captured his most important victory, winning the $300,000 Twinspires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (stakes). He has been a rewarding runner for bettors, and a backer who rode him throughout his career would have seen about an 80% return on investment.

Raced At

Keeneland • Kentucky Downs • Ellis Park • Churchill Downs • Turfway Park • Saratoga • Belmont Park • Aqueduct

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Keeneland 05-Oct-25 1609m FIRM R10 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes (Stakes) $15,625 (of $1,250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.610, SP: 51.00 took firm contact from an inner foe soon after the start, then saved ground well back to no avail.	J D Ramos 57.2kg 5.35L	9 (11)
Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 2414m GOOD R11 KTDF Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes (Stakes) $175,000 (of $2,500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:24.720, SP: 10.00 tracked from inside racing up close, failed to rally in the late stages.	J Ramos 55.3kg 0.00L	4 (11)
Ellis Park 03-Aug-25 1609m R10 KY Downs Preview Mint Millions Turf Mile Stakes (Stakes) $17,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.760, SP: 3.25 tracked two to three wide, chased the top pair from the four path in upper stretch and ran on evenly.	J Ramos 56.2kg 1.75L	4 (9)
Churchill Downs 01-Jun-25 1709m GOOD R9 Arlington Stakes (Stakes) $173,250 (of $275,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.690, SP: 5.00 stalked two wide, vied around the far turn, wrestled a narrow advantage entering the lane, battled with his inner game counterpart through the final furlong and held firm.	J Ramos 53.5kg	1 (7)
Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1810m GOOD R11 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:48.200, SP: 26.00 2w,vied,3-4p upr,game	J Ramos 55.8kg 0.75L	2 (10)
Turfway Park 23-Mar-25 1810m FIRM R10 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (Stakes) $189,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:49.080, SP: 13.00 raced in the three path along the first turn, stalked the pace early on, was in the three path into the lane, pulled away with rival in the stretch under a long duel and inched away in the final stages.	J Ramos 54.4kg	1 (11)
Turfway Park 13-Feb-25 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5 $52,920 (of $84,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.500, SP: 6.50 pressed pace in two path, kept gamely in front stretch gamely.	J Ramos 56.2kg	1 (12)
Turfway Park 27-Jan-25 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5 $664 (of $84,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.530, SP: 1.67 pressed pace from two path to far turn, weakened in the stretch.	I Moncada 54.4kg, Cd 56.7kg 5.20L	8 (11)
Turfway Park 15-Dec-24 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $51,030 (of $81,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.180, SP: 4.33 good position never far back, rallied far turn went clear in the stretch run.	I Moncada 54.9kg, Cd 51.7kg	1 (12)
Churchill Downs 03-Nov-24 1709m GOOD R9 Race 9 $12,700 (of $127,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.840, SP: 17.00 tracked in the five to four path early on, then three wide down the backstretch, bid three deep around the far turn, failed to sustain pressure while drifting to the five to six path in upper stretch, hung on his left lead before changing over at the sixteenth pole and kept on to threaten again late while securing show.	I Moncada 54.9kg, Cd 51.7kg 0.60L	3 (12)
Saratoga 23-Jul-23 1709m R8 CL $14,950 (of $149,501) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.070 angled in towards the rear, rounded the first turn in the two path, settled at the rear, moved from the two path to the three path while roused on the far turn, swung six wide into upper stretch, rallied outside into the final furlong and finished with GOOD energy to garner the show.	J Alvarado 55.3kg 0.75L	3 (9)
Belmont Park 03-Jun-23 1810m GOOD R6 Race 6 $9,500 (of $95,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.670 four then three wide into the first turn, tracked the front three wide from in range, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and swung four wide into upper stretch, rallied to collar the leader a furlong out, knocked heads with that rival when caught by the eventual winner just inside the sixteenth pole and ran on to preserve the show honors on the wire.	J L Ortiz 55.3kg 1.10L	3 (10)
Aqueduct 14-Apr-23 1609m R6 Md $50,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.710 went three wide around the first turn, settled towards the rear, was roused two to three wide on the far turn, rallied five wide into the stretch, closed strongly on the outside to make a bid inside the furlong marker and got up to prevail under strong handling.	J L Ortiz 53.5kg	1 (9)
Aqueduct 22-Jan-23 1609m FIRM R9 Md (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.960 was urged along on the outside, dropped back four wide around the turn and came up empty.	J Lezcano 54.4kg 20.35L	5 (10)
Aqueduct 18-Dec-22 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $5,950 (of $85,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.050 5w upper, weakened	J Lezcano 54kg 9.50L	4 (8)
Aqueduct 07-Nov-22 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $85,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.870 Chased ins, no impact	J Alvarado 54kg 13.75L	5 (7)