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Tapit is inbred to Nijinsky, a son of Northern Dancer, and many of his best offspring are out of mares who also carry Northern Dancer breeding, but via different lines. [18] Frosted is an example of how Tapit crosses well on mares that carry the bloodlines of Seattle Slew. [19]
The Belmont Stakes, considered by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame to be the race that is the test of the champion, [8] had over a ten year period, eight of the ten winners (2014, 2016–2018, 2020–2023) descended through Pulpit, with six of those winners through his son Tapit, and one winner each through his daughters Magical ...
Essential Quality is a gray stallion who was bred in Kentucky by Godolphin Stables, for which he races as a homebred.He is by leading sire Tapit, whose earlier crops had included five Breeders' Cup winners (Stardom Bound, Tapizar, Tapitsfly, Hansen, and Untapable), and three Belmont Stakes winners (Tonalist, Creator, and Tapwrit). [3]
Flightline is a bay stallion who was bred in Kentucky by Summer Wind Equine. [2] His sire is Tapit, who was the leading sire in North America in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Tapit is known as a source of stamina, having sired Belmont Stakes winners Tonalist, Creator, Tapwrit and Essential Quality, and also tends to pass on a "strong-willed disposition". [3]
Cody's Wish's sire is Curlin, recipient of American Horse of the Year honors in 2007 and 2008. The damsire of Cody's Wish is Tapit, consistently among the leading sires in North America, having sired such champions as Untapable, Frosted, Essential Quality, and Flightline.
Two Phil’s nearly won it. Angel of Empire made a late move. Tapit Trice and Derma Sotogake got off to poor starts. A look at what went wrong for every Kentucky Derby horse besides Mage.
Tapit Trice is out of the Grade III-placed (2017 Groupie Doll Stakes) multiple stakes winner Danzatrice, [5] a daughter of 2009 Belmont Stakes runner-up Dunkirk. Danzatrice is a half sister to 2018 US champion two-year-old filly Jaywalk, a two-time grade 1 winner. [4] Tapit Trice is trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Todd A. Pletcher.
Empire Maker's dam, Toussaud, was the daughter of British champion and Classic Race winner El Gran Senor, who in turn was a son of the great Northern Dancer. Toussaud was a multiple stakes winner in England and a Blue Hen broodmare who would produce five Grade I winners (including Chester House ) from five different stallions.