Chris Bernhard of Hidden Lake Farm has announced the acquisition of two new stallions, brokered by The Stallion Company, to stand at the farm in Stillwater, New York for 2026. Bernhard commented, “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 (ARG) Confidence Game. Both beautiful colts offer a valuable opportunity for breeders in the Empire State. Disarm is the first Gun Runner to stand in New York to date, and 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 (ARG), perhaps the most prolific sire of sires 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 the great racemare Zenyatta. Both horses are graded stakes winners from deep families and are poised to enhance the New York-bred program.”
Disarm, 4th-place finisher behind Mage in the 2023 Kentucky Derby, is an earner of nearly $1.7 million in a 19-race career during which he posted five triple-digit Beyer numbers. He broke his maiden by 6 1/4 lengths going seven furlongs at Saratoga, won the Grade III Matt Winn at Ellis Park, and finished second in the Grade I Travers at Saratoga and Grade II 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 Grade III Lexington at Keeneland. In his latest effort on Sept. 25, he finished second in the Grade II Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs.
Disarm’s dam, Easy Tap, is by three-time leading broodmare sire Tapit.
Confidence Game has earned $823,962, winning the Grade II Rebel and finishing third in the Grade III Lecomte at Fair Grounds and the Iowa Sprint. His sire is the champion Candy Ride (ARG), sire of nine champions, 116 black-type winners and earners of more than $160 million. His second dam, Vertigneux, was Broodmare of the Year and dam of Zenyatta, one of the great mares in the history of the sport with 19 wins in 20 starts, including 14 Grade 1 stakes.
Disarm’s stud fee is set at $7,500. Confidence Game will stand for $5,000. Both stallions will stand as the property of a syndicate, and LFSN terms apply.
For information about acquiring LTBRs or booking seasons, contact Chris Bernhard at (914) 850-9769 or by email at [email protected].
