A $1.15 million Keeneland September graduate, Disruptor (Gun Runner) was a money-burning third on career debut at Gulfstream last January, but put it all together to become a ‘TDN Rising Star’ presented by Hagyard with a 9 1/4-length graduation at that venue Mar. 1. He was last seen finishing a low-odds fifth in the GI Curlin Florida Derby at the back end of last March and was the 4-5 jolly to handle this return to action.

Bumped soundly from his outside at the break, Disruptor worked his way into a midfield berth and out of harm’s way down the back. Quickly warming to the task three deep entering the final three furlongs, he drew alongside his chief market rival, the big-figure debut winner Little Thunder (Noble Bird), gained the upper hand a furlong out and came away to score by daylight in good time.

The winner is out of a full- or half-sister to 10 winners, including MGSW Bridgetown (Speightstown) and SW & GSP Notary (Street Sense). This is also the female family of GI Kentucky Derby winner Strike the Gold.  Disrupton has a 3-year-old half-sister named Yaudacity (Yaupon) and a 2-year-old half-sister by Audible. Margate Gardens visited Candy Ride (Arg) last term.



8th-Tampa Bay Downs, $37,100, Alw (NW1X), Opt. Clm ($16,000), 1-31, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:22.83, ft, 3 1/2 lengths.
DISRUPTOR (c, 4, Gun Runner–Margate Gardens, by Speightstown) Sales history: $1,150,000 Ylg ’23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $95,125. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Repole Stable, Spendthrift Farm LLC, Big Easy Racing LLC, Titletown Racing LLC, Winners Win, Golconda Stable, Ali Goodrich & Mark Parkinson; B-Runnymede Farm LLC & Peter J Callahan (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher.

 

He’s baaacckkkk!

Disruptor makes his comeback race a successful one!

Congratulations to our partners on this talented colt! https://t.co/U0sNo66cQu

— Spendthrift Farm (@spendthriftfarm) January 31, 2026