A record-breaking three-time main sire, and the all-time main North American sire by earnings, Tapit is now making a notable mark on the subsequent technology via his little children.
He is already represented by at least 37 stakes winner-siring sons, most notably Structure (whose personal son, Tiz the Legislation , is distinguished among the many main freshmen of 2024), and has a number of others within the formative phases of their careers, that group headlined by the superlative Flightline . Tapit additionally earned honors as main broodmare sire in 2023, and is the highest United States-based horse on the identical desk in 2024, behind King Kamehameha, who stood in Japan, and Galileo, who spent his stud profession in Eire.
Tapit’s success as a broodmare sire was additional underlined final Saturday when in that position he was represented by 4 particular person black-type scorers. Three had been juveniles: Tenma , beforehand profitable within the Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1), took the Starlet Stakes (G2); and, in New York, Poster and Muhimma captured the Remsen Stakes (G2) and Demoiselle Stakes (G2), respectively. Ballerina d’Oro , who was second within the Demoiselle, is also out of a Tapit mare.
Muhimma wins the Demoiselle Stakes at Aqueduct
Poster and Muhimma are notably attention-grabbing since each are by Munnings , and due to this fact bred on an equivalent cross. The Remsen and Demoiselle are each run at 9 furlongs, and usually the winners are set on a path towards the classics. That makes them a little bit totally different from the final run of the very best performers for Munnings. He did get I am a Chatterbox, who scored one in every of her three grade 1 victories within the 10-furlong Delaware Handicap (G1), however of his different grade 1 scorers—Jack Christopher , Kimari , Eda , El Deal , and Howard Wolowitz —solely Eda scored past a mile, taking the Starlet Stakes (G1) and Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) each at 1 1/16 miles, earlier than reverting to sprints at 4.
As a racehorse, Munnings, a son of 2004 champion sprinter Speightstown, appeared greatest over six or seven furlongs, recording wins within the Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) and Tom Idiot Handicap (G2) at 3 and the Gulfstream Park Dash Championship Stakes (G2) at 4. Munnings did present a capability for high-class efficiency over center distances, taking third within the nine-furlong Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1). Within the 2009 Haskell, he led via a gap three-quarters in a fast 1:09.92 however completed seven lengths behind winner Rachel Alexandra, however solely a size behind the runner-up and that 12 months’s champion 3-year-old colt, Summer time Fowl.
Munnings at Ashford Stud
Within the Remsen, Poster took his file to 3-for-3 in his main-track debut, holding off Aviator Gui (one other out of a Tapit mare) by a nostril. He’d gained a maiden particular weight at Ellis Park, and a mile allowance at Keeneland, each on the turf. He is the second winner for his dam, Pin Up, a profitable half sister to 2006 champion 3-year-old colt Bernardini (by Tapit’s grandsire, A.P. Indy). Pin Up can be a half sister to Ile de France, dam of the Private Ensign Handicap (G1) and Zenyatta Stakes (G1) victress Love and Pleasure (one other by A.P. Indy) and to Pretty Regina, dam of two-time graded stakes winner Thiskyhasnolimit (by Sky Mesa , a son of Tapit’s sire, Pulpit).
Muhimma is equally undefeated in three outings, having beforehand tallied in a maiden particular weight and an allowance/elective claimer at Churchill Downs. She is out of Princesa Carolina, who set a course file for 10 1/2 furlongs when capturing the Dueling Grounds Oaks. She additionally positioned in 4 different graded stakes, together with a 3rd within the Queen Elizabeth II Problem Cup Stakes (G1T).
Princesa Carolina’s dam, Pure Clan, was a top-class performer who captured six graded stakes, together with the American Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T) and Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (G1T), and in addition took second within the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T). Pure Clan is a half sister to Higher Good, whose trio of graded successes embrace the Kentucky Jockey Membership Stakes (G2); to stakes-placed Collect the Day, the granddam of Madison Stakes (G1) heroine Finley’sluckycharm ; and to Swift Lady, the dam of Frizette Stakes (G1) winner Sky Diva (by Sky Mesa) and stakes-winning and grade 1-placed Fast Little Miss. Swift Lady is also the granddam of graded scorer Shotgun Hottie.
Muhimma’s third dam, Collect the Clan, gained the Violet Handicap (G3) and is a daughter of What a Summer time, the champion sprinter of 1977, in an period earlier than distaffers had their very own division championship.
The victories of Poster and Muhimma convey the full of stakes winners by Munnings out of mares by Tapit to 4, the duo being preceded by different grade 2 winners Finite and Bonny South , and from simply 16 starters. The hot button is doubtless the connection between Munnings’ broodmare sire, Holy Bull, and Faucet Your Heels, the dam of Tapit.
Holy Bull is by Nice Above, who’s by a son of Tough’n Tumble out of twice champion sprinter Ta Wee, who was by Deliberately out of Aspidistra, and Holy Bull’s dam is by a son of The Axe II.
Faucet Your Heels is by Unbridled, whose sire, Fappiano, is out of a mare by Dr. Fager (by Tough’n Tumble out of Aspidistra, so intently associated to Nice Above). Unbridled’s second dam, Charedi, is by a son of Deliberately out of a daughter of Aspidistra, so intently associated to Ta Wee. Faucet Your Heels’ second dam, Moon Glitter, provides to the combination as she is by a son of Deliberately out of a mare by The Axe II.
