Robert J. Hunt’s homebred Runaway Storm, at odds of 20-1, outbattled 1-2 favorite Talk of the Nation on his outside and 37-1 longshot Santorini on his inside and posted a head victory in the 19^th running of the $297,307 Bryan Station (G3) for 3-year-olds on Friday’s closing day of the Keeneland Fall Meet.

Ridden by Colby Hernandez and trained by Ethan West, Runaway Storm took the 1-mile race on a turf course labeled good in 1:35.93. The victory marked West’s first stakes win at Keeneland.

Runaway Storm is a Kentucky-bred gelding by Midnight Storm out of Runaway Betty, by Run Away and Hide. Today’s victory was worth $179,025, which boosted his career earnings to $288,525 with three wins in five starts. Runaway Storm most recently was third in the New Kent County Virginia Derby (G3) at Colonial Downs on Sept. 9.

The winner paid $42.50, $9.74 and $6.16. Talk of the Nation, ridden by Jose Ortiz, returned $2.46 and $2.40. Santorini, under Alex Achard, was a nose behind in third and paid $8.16.

Smokey Mandate finished fourth and was followed by Dude N Colorado (GB), Gigante, Worthington and Appraise  (IRE).

The Bryan Station was one of three stakes on the final day of the Keeneland season. O’Connor (CHI) took the $310,538 Hagyard Fayette (G2), and Glengarry won the $169,775 Bowman Mill.