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Tapicat ( 2013G3W )
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Pedigree

Tapicat

Tapit

Pulpit

Tap Your Heels

Zealous Cat

Storm Cat

Trail Robbery

Sale History

Yr. Sold	Sale	Hip#	Type	Sold/RNA	Price	Purchaser	Consignor
2011	KEESEP	140	Y	S	$725,000	Besilu Stables	Gainesway

Florida Oaks Chart

FLORIDA OAKS (gr. III ), Tampa Bay Downs , February 02, 2013 , $150,000 Guaranteed , value of race $150,000 , 3 yo , 1 1/16 miles , 1:39.78 Turf FM .

TAPICAT (Chestnut Filly , 3 yo, 116 lb) $60,000 Tapit —Zealous Cat , by Storm Cat B—Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC & Gainesway Thoroughbreds, LTD , KY ; O—Besilu Stables ; T—William I. Mott Kitten's Dumplings (Bay Filly , 3 yo, 120 lb) $20,000 Kitten's Joy —Granny Franny , by Grand Slam B—Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey , KY ; O—Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K. ; T—Michael J. Maker Wave Theory (Bay Filly , 3 yo, 116 lb) $10,000 Smart Strike —Glimmering (IRE) , by Sadler's Wells B—Hertrich/McCarthy Livestock LLC, John D. Fielding & W. S. Farish , KY ; O—Martin S. Schwartz ; T—Chad C. Brown

Margins: 2¾, neck, 2 . Others: Rusty Slipper 116($5,000) , Raven's Rockette 116($3,000) , Floral Sky 116($2,000) , Cindys Casino 116 , Cotton Pickin 116 , Caraquista 116 , Mariel N Kathy 120 . Winning Jockey, Joel Rosario.

Florida Oaks Recap

Tapicat made her stakes debut a memorable one. The 3-year-old daughter of Tapit set the pace in the Florida Oaks (gr. IIIT) at Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 2 on her way to a 23/4-length score. The victory was her third in four starts and came as the 4-5 favorite.

“We really love her,” said Benjamin Leon Jr., who races Tapicat in the name of Besilu Stables. “We look for excellent pedigree, conformation, and racing ability, and she has all three. We expected her to do well. She is an unbelievable filly.”

Leon, who raced two-time Eclipse Award-winning filly Royal Delta, bought Tapicat for $725,000 out of Book One of the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale. The filly was consigned by Antony Beck’s Gainesway as agent for itself and Ron Winchell’s Winchell Thoroughbreds.

Bred in Kentucky by Winchell Thoroughbreds and Gainesway Thoroughbreds, Tapicat was produced from the winning Storm Cat mare Zealous Cat.

“We both owned the mare,” said David Fiske, who manages Ron Winchell’s Lexington farm, Corinthia. “Plus, both Gainesway and Winchell Thoroughbreds have a big interest in Tapit.”

Winchell Thoroughbreds raced Tapit, who was a two-time graded stakes winner. The son of Pulpit won the Laurel Futurity (gr. III) at 2 and the following year took the Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I). Following his racing career, Tapit entered stud at Gainesway Farm near Lexington.

Zealous Cat is no longer owned by the two outfits. She was consigned by Gainesway to the 2012 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, where she was bought in foal to Tapit for $350,000 by Glen Hill Farm. Zealous Cat foaled a colt from that mating last Feb. 15.

Tapit has sired 40 stakes winners including 2013 added-money winners Flashback, Honorable Dillon, and Joyful Victory. The first two-named were graded stakes winners the day of the Florida Oaks. Flashback won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita, and Honorable Dillon took the Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park. Tapit’s 2013 fee at Gainesway is $125,000.—D.S.

Chart

( ), Gulfstream Park , January 09, 2013 , $54,500 Added , value of race $54,500 , 3 yo , 1 mile , 1:34.71 Turf FM .

TAPICAT (Chestnut Filly , 3 yo, 120 lb) $26,100 Tapit —Zealous Cat , by Storm Cat B—Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC & Gainesway Thoroughbreds, LTD , KY ; O—Besilu Stables ; T—William I. Mott Dancing for Glory (Gray or Roan Filly , 3 yo, 122 lb) $9,135 Exchange Rate —Hard Evidence , by Alleged B—Dolphus C. Morrison , KY ; O—Michael J. Ryan ; T—Chad C. Brown Adriani (Dark Bay or Brown Filly , 3 yo, 118 lb) $4,785 Medaglia d'Oro —Kendall Hill , by Theatrical (IRE) B—Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm , KY ; O—Blazing Forest Stable ; T—Edward Plesa, Jr.

Margins: 5¼, nose, 5 . Others: Le Fascinator 118($2,175) , Tie Dye 118($435) , Fly Again 118($435) , Sunset Time 120($435) . Winning Jockey, Joel Rosario.

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