Gun Pilot is the second foal of Bush Pilot (Smart Strike), who did not race. She is a half-sister to the sire Global View (Galileo) and to a dual winner who became the dam of the Gr.2-placed Catch The Eye (Quality Road).

Second dam Egyptian Queen (Storm Cat) did not race. She is also the dam of the multiple Graded winner Global View (Galileo), whose wins include the Grade 2 American Turf Stakes, and a half-sister to the sire A P Warrior (A P Indy), winner of the Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap and placed at Grade 1 level.

Third dam Warrior Queen (Quiet American) won the Listed Round Tower Stakes.

The family also includes Pretreville (Acclamation), a Group 3 winner in France who was placed at Group 2 level.

Bush Pilot produced a colt by Volatile in 2023.