Disarm, Confidence Game to Hidden Lake Farm in 2026

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Graded stakes winners Disarm (Gun Runner–Easy Tap, by Tapit) and Confidence Game (Candy Ride {Arg}–Eblouissante, by Bernardini) will take up stud duty at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater, New York in 2026, according to Hidden Lake's Chris Bernhard Thursday. The acquisition was brokered by The Stallion Company.

Disarm's stud fee is set at $7,500. Confidence Game will stand for $5,000. Both stallions will stand as property of a syndicate, LFSN terms apply.

“We are very excited to jump back into the New York Stallion arena with graded stakes-winning millionaire by Gun Runner Disarm and Grade II-winning son of Candy Ride Confidence Game,” Bernhard commented. “Both beautiful colts offer valuable opportunity for breeders in the Empire State. Disarm is the first Gun Runner to stand in New York and to date, his other sons are off to a great start in the sales ring including Gunite, Early Voting, Taiba and Cyberknife. Confidence Game is by Candy Ride, perhaps the most prolific sire of sire in the last decade, siring Gun Runner, Twirling Candy and Vekoma. Confidence Game is the Grade II Derby prep winner of the Rebel Stakes, out of a Bernardini half-sister to [Horse of the Year] Zenyatta. Both horses are graded stakes winners from deep families and poised to enhance the New York-bred program.”

Disarm, fourth behind Mage in the 2023 GI Kentucky Derby, is an earner of nearly $1.7 million in a 19-race career during which he has posted five triple digit Beyer numbers. He broke his maiden by 6 1/4 lengths going seven furlongs at Saratoga, won the GIII Matt Winn at Ellis Park, finished second in the GI Travers at Saratoga and GII Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds.

He was third in two Grade I's at Saratoga, the Jockey Club Gold Cup and the Whitney, and third in the GIII Lexington at Keeneland. In his latest effort on Sept. 25, the 5-year-old finished second in the GII Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs.

On the racetrack, Confidence Game won the GII Rebel and finished third in the GIII Lecomte at Fair Grounds and the Iowa Sprint. The 5-year-old retired with earnings of $823,962.

Candy Ride is the sire of nine Champions, 116 black-type winners and earners of more than $160 million.

Confidence Game's second dam, Vertigineux, was Broodmare of the Year and dam of Zenyatta, track record-setter and 19-time winner (14 Grade I's).

For information, contact Chris Bernhard, Voice/Text: (914) 850-9769 or email at cjbern@hitmail.com.

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