With advancing years, moreover, TAPIT is meanwhile consolidating another dimension of his legacy. His daughters have so far produced 129 stakes winners, including a Horse of the Year in Cody’s Wish, compared with just 33 for Into Mischief mares (who have, of course, so far largely emerged from earlier, cheaper books). So while TAPIT is being managed with due care, confined to 79 mares last spring, his $185,000 fee ($300,000 in his pomp) plainly provides access to a precious residue of genetic gold.
That was reiterated last Saturday when both new GI Kentucky Derby contenders, Final Gambit and Tiztastic, were out of TAPIT mares-just like American Promise, who had stated his case the previous weekend.
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