Tapizar

Two-year old season

As two-year old Tapizar ran Four times, the first race was a maiden Special Weight at Monmouth Park. At the start he broke of well and settled in third and by the half a mile pole his took the lead. He kept it until the home stretch where he faded out of contention finishing third. In his next race was also at Monmouth Park. This time though, he would run against future champions Pants On Fire, and Mucho Macho Man. But at the start of the race Tapizar Stumbled Badly and unseated the rider and did not finish.

In his next start he went to Churchill Downs. At the start he broke decently and stalked in third and stayed there almost all the way to the end. Fading to fourth at the very end of the race. Like before he would return to Churchill Downs for his fourth and final start of the year. He started a length behind the leader Ratatat for most of the race but eventually Ratatat tired leaving Tapizar to romp as he was five lengths ahead of everyone else at the far turn, and at the finish he finished by more the double at 10 1/2 lengths.

Three-year old season

With his destructive maiden win his next race would be his graded stakes debut. The Sham Stakes at Santa Anita. At the start he was third but moved to the front quickly. He then had the lead by two lengths for the next three quarters of a mile where he opened up to win by four and a quarter lengths. In his next start Tapizar would be try to make his second graded stakes win in the Robert B Lewis Stakes. He took the lead early like before but he was forced to run fast early but he began to tire at the far turn and finished fifth. Unfortunately after the race he got a chipped knee and did not race for another 8 months.

By October Tapizar had recovered completely and planned to return in an allowance. After a good start he took the lead by the first quarter keeping the lead by just a length. Then at the far turn he opened up to win by two and a quarter lengths. With that under his belt he finally had his chance to make his Grade 1 debut in the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile. Starting out he had an okay start and started fifth and began to move up. He soon moved up to third but it was all for nothing as he faded back to fifth at the finish.

Four-year old season

To start the four-year old season Tapizar he would do almost exactly the same thing he did to start his three-year-old season. By running in a graded stakes race at Santa Anita in January. At the start he pulled along four wide and took the lead by a quarter of a mile. After that he took he kept the lead regularly shrinking and increasing his lead. Until the final turn where he was two lengths in front and at the wire was three and a half lengths ahead. After that he would run in the G2 Charles H. Strub Stakes. This time he wasn't so lucky. he stalked in second for most of the race slowly letting Ultimate Eagle open his lead. In the end Tapizar kept on fading until he finished fourth 10 and three quarters behind.

A month later Tapizar would try another track when he went to Oaklawn Park for the Razorback Handicap. Similarly to the Strub he stalked closely behind the leader Alternation, and yet again he would let Alternation open up his lead from half a lengths, to one and a half lengths at the Finnish. Tapizar was second from start to finish. After that Tapizar did not race for another 5 months. He finally returned in the West Virginia Governor's Stakes. This time at the start he broke quickly and moved clear into the lead by the first quarter. He would keep this lead until three quarters of mile in where Seruni took over. This time though Tapizar regained it in the stretch and waltzed away by four and a half lengths.

The next race was his final prep before his biggest challenge yet his second attempt at the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile. Unfortunately at the start everything began to go wrong when he broke slowly and was bumped by Jersey Town and To Honor and Serve. After that he hustled to third but quickly faded and finished in 6th place, 20 3/4 lengths behind. Then came his last race, the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile. He also had two big challengers, named Fed Biz, and Shackleford. At the start Shackleford stumbled and was not a big factor. Fed Biz was hustled early and completely tired. Meanwhile, Tapizar stalked in second behind Emcee and then took over at three quarters of mile and won by two and a quarter lengths. After that he was retired to stud producing a couple note worthy horses. But mainly he sired Monomoy Girl a 3 time grade 1 winner winning, The Ashland stakes, Kentucky Oaks, and Acorn Stakes.