Tapit Today is SW138 for Tapit winning Sunday’s Gr3 Athenia Stakes (8.5f) at Belmont Park.
Tapit Today settled in fourth place through the early stages, making her challenge in the home straight and then wearing down longtime leader Mitchell Road (English Channel) by one length with She’s Got You (Kingman) the same distance away third.
It is the fourth win for Tapit Today, sold for $180,000 2yo-in-training at Ocala and previously Gr3-placed.
Tapit Today is the third winner out of four-time Listed winner and Gr1 Del Mar Debutante Stakes third La Nez (Storm Creek).
The granddam Iza Bay (Saros) a Listed winner of the Watch Wendy Handicap at Golden Gate.
Gr1 winner Tapit (Pulpit) has been Champion sire three times in the USA and stands at Gainesway Farm in Kentucky.