Sierra Leone (USA)
About
Sierra Leone is a 4yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Chad C. Brown. He is sired by Gun Runner out of Heavenly Love. To date, Sierra Leone has captured 5 victories. On November 3, 2024 at Del Mar, he earned the top purse in the $7,000,000 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (stakes). The horse has been a lucrative selection for bettors, delivering a 64% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 01-Sep-25 2011m R5 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.160, SP: 2.10 got forced to alter out two to three paths around a fallen rider and made some contact doing so with nine and a half furlongs to run, went three to four wide through the first turn and then five paths off the inside down the backstretch settled at the tail of the field, tucked four then three wide through the far turn coming under urging three furlongs from home, angled out seven wide into upper stretch, closed well through the final eighth, lugged in inside the final forty yards and was corrected while securing the place honors in the final jumps to the finish. | F Prat 57.2kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Saratoga 03-Aug-25 1810m FIRM R11 Whitney Stakes (Stakes) $550,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.920, SP: 2.90 was last to commence but broke relatively with the body of the field, went around the first turn in the three path, settled nicely while relaxed towards the rear, moved closer as the field bunched late on the backstretch, was roused in the three path on the far turn, moved to the four path inside the five-sixteenths pole then angled to the six path while gaining, rallied in the seven path into the stretch, closed strongly on the outside, came in some while taking the lead at the furlong marker, fought outside of the runner-up into the final sixteenth and prevailed under strong urging. | F Prat 56.2kg | 1 (4) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-25 1810m FIRM R11 Stephen Foster Stakes (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:47.480, SP: 9.00 Off slw,gain 4p,ran on | F Prat 56.2kg 1.00L | 2 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 23-Mar-25 1810m FIRM R9 New Orleans Classic S. Presented by Relyne GI By Hagyard (Stakes) $50,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.010, SP: 1.30 2p,ask btw3/8,willngly | F Prat 55.3kg 4.50L | 3 (5) |
| Del Mar 03-Nov-24 2011m FIRM R8 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (Stakes) $4,410,000 (of $7,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:20.780, SP: 8.00 Rally5w,3deep3/16,best | F Prat 55.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Saratoga 25-Aug-24 2011m FIRM R13 Draftkings Travers Stakes (Stakes) $125,000 (of $1,250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.790, SP: 2.75 Chased 2-3w, mild kick | F Prat 57.2kg 1.75L | 3 (8) |
| Saratoga 28-Jul-24 1810m FIRM R10 Jim Dandy S. Presented by Mohegan Sun Stakes (Stakes) $100,000 (of $500,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.150, SP: 1.80 Ins1st trn,good energy | F Prat 56.2kg 1.00L | 2 (6) |
| Saratoga 09-Jun-24 2011m FIRM R12 Saratoga race 12 $200,000 (of $1,181,102) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:01.640, SP: 17/10 Stumbled st, drft, bmp | F Prat 57.2kg 1.50L | 3 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 05-May-24 2011m FIRM R12 Churchill Downs race 12 $1,000,001 (of $500,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.340, SP: 9/2 8w,bumped,fought on | T Gaffalione 57.2kg 0.15L | 2 (20) |
| Keeneland 07-Apr-24 1810m FIRM R10 Keeneland race 10 $630,000 (of $581,250) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:50.080, SP: 13/8 Tough load,6p1/4,clear | T Gaffalione 55.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Feb-24 1810m FIRM R14 Fair Grounds race 14 $252,000 (of $254,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:52.130, SP: 13/5 10p upr,rally,shftd,up | T Gaffalione 55.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Aqueduct 03-Dec-23 1810m FIRM R9 Aqueduct race 9 $50,000 (of $145,521) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.030, SP: 4/1 2p1st,mvd out2nd,7w1/4 | J Ortiz 53.5kg 0.15L | 2 (10) |
| Aqueduct 05-Nov-23 1609m FIRM R7 Md $53,550 (of $49,477) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.940, SP: 16/5 Bobbld after brk,3w,5w | M Franco 54kg | 1 (7) |