Tapstick (USA) Horse
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Tapstick is a 4yo ch unknown from United States trained by Heather Smullen, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Tapwrit out of the dam Fondness. Tapstick is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 8 attempts. During its most recent race at Gulfstream on 24th Jan 2026, Tapstick was ridden by Luca Panici and finished 4th, behind the winner Flag Officer.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 24-Jan-26 1609m GOOD R2 Md $1,855 (of $26,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.330, SP: 2.88 was close up early on the inside and then went on to set a pressured pace on the rail and yielded leaving the five sixteenths and moved out leaving the quarter pole to be three wide into the lane and weakened. 1st Flag Officer ( D Egan 123 ) 2nd Jimbo Bailey ( E Gonzalez 123 ) 4.50L 3rd Ufo ( R Maragh 123 ) 10.00L 4th Tapstick ( L Panici 123 ) 12.25L See full results | L Panici 55.8kg 12.25L | 4 (8) |
| Gulfstream 04-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R2 Md $1,855 (of $26,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.900, SP: 3.25 1st Hillbilly Bob ( R Rojas 123 ) 2nd Goldinthesky ( M Husbands 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Animated ( H Karamanos 123 ) 2.25L 4th Tapstick ( J Ocasio 123 ) 3.00L See full results | J Ocasio 55.8kg 3.00L | 4 (7) |
| Gulfstream 24-Nov-25 1710m FIRM R2 Md $5,300 (of $26,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.850, SP: 26.00 settled away from the start, advanced outside of rivals into the first turn, made a four wide middle move along the backstretch then vied for the lead to the far turn, could not keep pace with the winner into the stretch and was a clear second. 1st Message Of Hope ( M Husbands 124 ) 2nd Tapstick ( J Ocasio 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Leroy Brown ( L Panici 120 ) 3.50L See full results | J Ocasio 54.4kg 3.75L | 2 (8) |
| Gulfstream 03-Nov-25 1670m FIRM R11 Md $1,855 (of $26,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.080, SP: 15.00 steadied off of heels while in tight into the first turn, was keen between rivals into the backstretch, chased two to three wide to the quarter marker, needed more into the stretch drive and passed tiring rivals late. 1st Abuelo ( M Husbands 120 ) 2nd Leroy Brown ( L Panici 120 ) 4.75L 3rd Secret Power ( H Figueroa 120 ) 1.00L 4th Tapstick ( J Ocasio 120 ) 7.00L See full results | J Ocasio 54.4kg 7.00L | 4 (10) |
| Meadowlands 20-Sep-25 1710m R6 Md $700 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.540, SP: 3.25 raced two wide off the pace, came four wide into the lane and failed to threaten. 1st Mchale ( C Elliott 118 ) 2nd Classic Martini ( L R Jr 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Silent Rage ( P J Cotto 118 ) 1.75L 6th Tapstick ( P Lopez 118 ) 4.85L See full results | P Lopez 53.5kg 4.85L | 6 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 17-Aug-25 1710m R9 Race 9 $3,500 (of $17,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.370, SP: 2.20 stalked two wide, tracked the leader on the backside, bid two wide on the far turn, was no match, then chased the winner the home. 1st Joevia's First ( I Castillo 119 ) 2nd Tapstick ( S Marin 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Disobedient Bull ( J Gonzalez 119 ) 1.00L See full results | S Marin 54kg 1.75L | 2 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 19-May-25 1210m GOOD R9 Md $312 (of $52,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.320, SP: 17.00 chased just off the inside and then along the inside under a ride from three furlongs out, angled three to four wide into upper stretch and had no rally. 1st Ready Set Twirl ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Battle Drum ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Sounds Like Fun ( J Castellano 124 ) 0.30L 8th Tapstick ( C Elliott 118 , Cd 123 ) 6.65L See full results | C Elliott 53.5kg, Cd 55.8kg 6.65L | 8 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 14-Apr-25 1610m GOOD R4 Md $320 (of $53,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 17.00 chased three deep then moved up keenly outside the leader first time in the stretch, took a stalking position three then two wide around the first turn, remained close up the backstretch, started to weaken between rivals on the far turn and faded in the lane. 1st Chandigarh ( S Camacho 125 ) 2nd Virage ( A Gallardo 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Wonderfinn ( S Leon 125 ) 3.00L 6th Tapstick ( H J Diaz 118 ) 16.75L See full results | H J Diaz 53.5kg 16.75L | 6 (7) |