Tapit
American Thoroughbred racehorse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapit (foaled February 27, 2001, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won three of his six races, including the Wood Memorial Stakes, then a Grade I event. He was an immediate success after retiring to stud, becoming the leading freshman sire in North America of 2008 with Breeders' Cup winner Stardom Bound becoming his first Grade I winner. He was the leading sire in North America in 2014, setting an earnings record that he broke in 2015 and again in 2016. For the 2015 season, his stud fee was raised to $300,000, the highest in North America.[2] In 2021, Essential Quality became his fourth Belmont Stakes winner (Tonalist, Creator and Tapwrit being the others), tying him for the all-time record of winners sired in this race with the great Lexington.
Tapit | |
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Sire | Pulpit |
Grandsire | A.P. Indy |
Dam | Tap Your Heels |
Damsire | Unbridled |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2001 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Gray |
Breeder | Oldenburg Farms, LLC |
Owner | Winchell Thoroughbreds |
Trainer | Michael Dickinson |
Record | 6: 3–0–0 |
Earnings | $557,300[1] |
Major wins | |
Laurel Futurity Stakes (2003) Wood Memorial Stakes (2004) | |
Awards | |
Leading sire in North America (2014, 2015, 2016) |