Tapit Shoes (USA) Horse
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Tapit Shoes is a 6yo colt foaled in the United States and trained by Ed Moger, Jr. He is by Tapit out of Awesome Flower. So far he has captured five victories, including his biggest triumph on May 13, 2024 at Churchill Downs, where he won the $127,000 Race 9. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; those who staked on him throughout his career would have earned a 26% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 03-Aug-26 1710m R10 Green River Island S. presented by Sterling Industrial (Stakes) (of $429,062) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.310, SP: 41.00 raced off of the pace along the inside then was done early. 1st Brilliant Berti ( B J H Jr 122 ) 2nd Native Runner ( C A Torres 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Giocoso ( J Graham 124 ) 2.50L 11th Tapit Shoes ( L Machado 122 ) 11.50L See full results | L Machado 55.3kg 11.50L | 11 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 18-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $12,748 (of $127,480) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.110, SP: 5.50 saved ground in midpack, advanced two wide and between horses in midstretch then gained show late. 1st Seminole Chief ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Andthewinneris ( F Geroux 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Tapit Shoes ( L Saez 118 ) 1.50L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 1.50L | 3 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 15-May-26 2213m R5 Race 5 $2,262 (of $185,072) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:12.860, SP: 13.00 settled off of the pace three wide, floated six wide into the lane, eight wide in midstretch and failed to factor. 1st Soleil Volant ( B Curtis 122 ) 2nd Noble Confessor ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2.00L 3rd End Of Romance ( J Ortiz 122 ) 1.25L 9th Tapit Shoes ( R Bejarano 122 ) 4.90L See full results | R Bejarano 55.3kg 4.90L | 9 (11) |
| Turfway Park 22-Mar-26 1811m R10 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (Stakes) $3,550 (of $425,955) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.880, SP: 17.00 bobbled subtly at the start, laid off of the pace in the three path and failed to factor. 1st Willy D's ( J Velazquez 120 ) 2nd Mercante ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Honor Marie ( J Ramos 122 ) 1.50L 6th Tapit Shoes ( L Contreras 120 ) 7.10L See full results | L Contreras 54.4kg 7.10L | 6 (9) |
| Turfway Park 28-Feb-26 1609m R5 Race 5 $93,973 (of $149,163) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.890, SP: 10.00 stalked near the two path into the backstretch, roused to the three path in pursuit of the top pair at the quarter pole, chased through midstretch, kicked in late and surged up to the new leader in the closing stages and forged an advantage at the wire. 1st Tapit Shoes ( L Contreras 124 ) 2nd Wadsworth ( L Machado 124 ) 0.15L 3rd California Burrito ( E Morales 124 ) 4.00L See full results | L Contreras 56.2kg | 1 (14) |