It was a stroll in the park for Summer Wind Equine's TRIPLE TAP (c, 3, Tapit–Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman), who was really only asked to run the final 150 yards en route to becoming a new 'TDN Rising Star' Saturday at Santa Anita. The homebred left the outside stall in a scratched-down field of four without incident and was content to take back to sit in second, as the filly Eyes Open (Street Sense) went very easily on the engine through an opening quarter in just :23.31. Triple Tap was camped on the filly's flank into the turn, passing the three-furlong pole in a tepid :46.63, but he eased past his rival at will in upper stretch and was allowed to finish his race off, covering his final eighth of a mile in a sharp :12.15 before turning in a strong gallop out. Triple Tap is the immaculately bred half-brother to Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) and his dam was acquired by Jane Lyon's operation for $2.1 million carrying a full-sibling to American Pharoah at Fasig-Tipton November in 2014. The resulting foal was St Patrick's Day, Group 3-placed in Ireland, and Littleprincessemma produced a filly to Tapit in 2016. Chasing Yesterday upheld the family tradition with a victory in the 2018 GI Starlet S. and is recently gave birth to her first foal, a filly by Curlin. Subsequent produce include the 2-year-old filly Lasting Tribute (Tapit), the yearling filly Sunrise Service (Tapit), and Littleprincessemma is due to Tapit this April. Read more on Triple Tap from Saturday's TDN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O/B-Summer Wind Equine (KY); T-Bob Baffert.
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