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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Favorite First Mission charged past Arabian Lion down the stretch for a half-length victory in Saturday's $400,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, the final Kentucky Derby qualifier. The biggest beneficiary might have been third-place Disarm, whose finish in the Grade 3 race earned six points for 46 total during qualifying season and a possible spot in the 149th Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6. The Steve Asmussen-trained colt had 40 points off his runner-up finish to Kingsbarns in the Louisiana Derby and just needed to finish on the board to move past four other horses.
