American Tapit (USA) Horse
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American Tapit is a 3yo gelding from the United States trained by Horacio De Paz. He is by the stallion American Pharoah out of the mare By The Hour. The horse has recorded one win in his career. On 16th May 2026 at Laurel Park, American Tapit secured his most notable victory to date, netting $52,000.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 16-May-26 1609m FIRM R6 Md $32,760 (of $52,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.780, SP: 5.50 rated off the heels of a rival into the first turn and angled out, edged up between foes heading to the half and took aim on the leader, lodged her initial bid past the five sixteenths, saw the leader get away some inside the three sixteenths, responded when put to firm right handed asking past the furlong grounds, closed in determinedly to take over in deep stretch and was edging away at the wire. 1st American Tapit ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Toocoolforschool ( L Saez 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Gum ( F Prat 126 ) 4.50L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Turfway Park 06-Mar-26 1207m R5 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.670, SP: 6.50 settled in the three path, swung out to the seven path into the lane then moved up. 1st Blue Flame Six ( A Achard 120 ) 2nd Rune ( A Burgos 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Ships Inn ( J Ramos 120 ) 0.30L 4th American Tapit ( V Carrasco 120 ) 5.50L See full results | V Carrasco 54.4kg 5.50L | 4 (13) |
| Turfway Park 16-Jan-26 1207m R9 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.570, SP: 11.00 stalked in the three path, took aim from the five to six path in upper stretch, bid in the final furlong but got outkicked by an inner rival. 1st American Summer ( G Saez 120 ) 2nd American Tapit ( V Carrasco 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Cup Of Coffee ( S Bermudez 120 ) 0.75L See full results | V Carrasco 54.4kg 1.25L | 2 (14) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 22-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R8 Md $8,704 (of $43,520) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.780, SP: 2.10 was off awkwardly, pressed the pace outside of the winner but was no match. 1st Bounce ( S Sanjur 120 ) 2nd American Tapit ( D Cannon 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Betsy ( N Juarez 120 ) 3.00L See full results | D Cannon 54.4kg 4.00L | 2 (3) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 24-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R5 Md $8,704 (of $43,520) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.410, SP: 2.38 stalked the pace in the two path under a snug hold, angled to the four path near the quarter pole, bid but was no match. 1st Conceit ( F C L De 120 ) 2nd American Tapit ( J Ortiz 120 ) 9.50L 3rd Actis ( D Cannon 120 ) 2.25L See full results | J Ortiz 54.4kg 9.50L | 2 (7) |
| Colonial Downs 31-Aug-25 1610m R3 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.700, SP: 3.25 was a bit rank into the first turn, rated along and made a three wide move by the quarter pole, then vied for command nearing the furlong marker while in between rivals and continued that battle to the wire but missed. 1st Cooperation ( D Centeno 119 ) 2nd American Tapit ( H Karamanos 119 ) 0.05L 3rd Lady Faye ( E Esquivel 119 ) 0.20L See full results | H Karamanos 54kg 0.05L | 2 (5) |
| Colonial Downs 19-Jul-25 1310m GOOD R3 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.460, SP: 3.00 chased the pace on the outside and was four to five wide on the turn, came six wide into the lane and ran on willingly to be clearly second best. 1st Channel The Music ( H Karamanos 119 ) 2nd American Tapit ( J Toledo 116 ) 6.50L 3rd Coco No Loco ( W Hamilton 119 ) 6.75L See full results | J Toledo 52.6kg 6.50L | 2 (7) |