9th-Oaklawn, $131,000, Alw (NW2$6MX)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 3-14, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.62, ft, neck.
DISARM (h, 5, Gun Runner–Easy Tap, by Tapit) returned to the races against a seasoned field of allowance rivals here, and got the job done as the 2-1 second choice with favoritism going to Group 1-placed Bendoog (Gun Runner) at 9-5 odds.
Stalking the development in front of him from fourth, the 'TDN Rising Star' watched it all unfold through :24.07, :48.30, and 1:13.08 splits with Bendoog never far away. The looming danger turning for home, Disarm took over with a furlong left to go and had to muster all his class to fend off the betting choice by a neck in a photo. The winner ended his 2024 season in fourth Sept. 28 in the GII Lukas Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs behind MGSW & GISP Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}). A highlight from last season included a third-place effort in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup in early September.
Disarm is a half-brother to a couple of accomplished runners in their own right, namely Total Tap (Candy Ride {Arg}), MSP, $221,112 and Tap Daddy (Scat Daddy), Ch. Stayer-Ven, SW & GSP-USA, MSW-Ven, $252,384. He has a 3-year-old full-brother named Reignite and a juvenile half-sister by Silver State named Cognizant. Easy Tap has since produced a yearling full-brother to the winner and is due to Gunite in 2025. Lifetime Record: GSW & MGISP, 15-4-3-3, $1,369,790. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.
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