Stakes winner Patriot Act was represented by his first winner when his daughter Tis of Thee took command in the final furlong to win a maiden special weight race at Suffolk Downs Sept. 14. Making her second start, Tis of Thee captured the 5 1/2-furlong race by two lengths in 1:07.96 for Christopher Trakas.
Bred in New York by Topsmeade, Tis of Thee is out of the winning Pancho Villa mare Christavilla, whose dam is stakes winner Tarte Chaude.
Grade I stakes-placed as well as being a stakes winner, Patriot Act (A.P. Indy—Classic Value, by Copelan) stands at Dutchess Views Farm/Metropolitan Stud near Pine Plains, N.Y. His 2011 fee was $3,500.
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