Tap It to Win paid his first visit to Woodbine Racetrack in July, finishing seventh behind Avie's Flatter in the Grade 2 Connaught Cup on turf at the Toronto, Ontario track. Switching from turf to Tapeta was a winning move as the son of Tapit took the lead early in the Grade 3 Seagram Cup and kept it from start to finish, hitting the wire 1 3/4 lengths ahead of 2020 Queen's Plate and Prince of Wales winner Mighty Heart.
Tap It to Win's best showing in a stakes race prior to Saturday was second in the 2020 Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens at Saratoga. In the G3 Seagram, he broke fastest, jockey Rafael Hernandez moving Tap It to Win out to a two-length lead. Might Heart and Dolder Grand were second and third as the around the first turn and into the backstretch. As the field approached the far turn, Tap It to Win held an easy lead, with Mighty Heart moving closer to challenge.
On the turn, Tap It to Win continued to roll on the front into the stretch, quickening in the Woodbine straight to hold off Mighty Heart's and Special Forces' closing kicks. The 2020 Queen's Plate winner challenged on the leader's outside, but no one was passing Tap It to Win. He held on to win, with Mighty Heart second and Special Forces third.
The final time was 1:43.79. Find this race's chart here.
Tap It to Win paid $11.40 and $4.70. Mightly Heart paid $2.60. With a short field of five, the G3 Seagram Cup had no show wagering.
Bred and owned by Live Oak, Tap It to Win is out of the Medaglia d'Oro mare Onepointhreekarats, a black-type stakes winner. Trained by Mark Casse, the 4-year-old ridgling has two wins in five starts in 2021, for a litetime record of five wins in 14 starts and career winnings of $412,462.
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