Half-Brother To Kingsbarns Out Of Lady Tapit Debuts At Gulfstream

11th-GP, $94K, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/16m, T, 5:52 p.m. ET.
A $650,000 Keeneland September grad, WEAPONIZED (Gun Runner) makes his first start for N Theory Racing and trainer Brad Cox. The colt is out of Lady Tapit (Tapit), who went for a cool $1.8-million to Whisper Hill Farm & Gainesway during last year's Keeneland November Sale while in foal to Good Magic. This productive mare is also responsible for GII Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby hero and current sire Kingsbarns (Uncle Mo), and her filly Irresistible (Munnings) was purchased for $700,000 by Steven W. Young at the 2024 Keeneland September Sale. Weaponized's extended female family includes GI American Oaks Invitational Stakes victress Gozzip Girl (Dynaformer), who claims Japanese group stakes winner Chuck Nate (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}).

Also set for his unveiling is Orator (War Front). Bred by Claiborne and co-owned with Peter Wilson, the Shug McGaughey trainee's dam is Orate (A.P. Indy)–a full-sister to the influential Pulpit. Orator is a half-sister to SW Endless Chatter (First Samurai) who produced SW Baytown Chatterbox (Street Sense). TJCIS PPS

1st-TP, $80K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, AW, 12:45 p.m. ET.
At Turfway, the opener includes first-time starter Oraia (Gun Runner). Taken home by Ed and Susie Orr for $550,000 during Keeneland September and sent to trainer William Cowans, the chestnut hails from a dam whose half-sister is MGSW & MSW Ageless (Successful Appeal). TJCIS PPS