Insights on the American Racing Scene, brought to you by Alex Nichols Agency turns the spotlight on the best races of the day, with a focus on pedigree, important horses returning to action and/or notable results from sales pavilions around the world. Monday's Insights features a TDN Rising Star making his first start against winners in the Big Easy.
8th-FG, $43k, Alw. Opt. Clm., 3yo&up, 1m70yd, post time: 5:53 p.m.
Live Oak Plantation homebred SOUPER TAPIT (Tapit) was tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' after launching a last-to-first blitz to capture a track-and-trip maiden event by a neck at first asking here Feb. 18, and looks to build on that success in this spot. The chestnut is the first foal out of Zo Impressive (Hard Spun), who won the GI Mother Goose S. carrying Charlotte Weber's Live Oak silks in 2012. Zo Impressive is a daughter of fellow GISW Zoftig (Cozzene), a $1.5-million FTKNOV purchase by Live Oak in 2008 with Zo Impressive in utero. The colt has worked twice locally since his debut–including a bullet five-furlong move in :59.80 (1/38) Mar. 4. To read trainer Mark Casse's comments about Souper Tapit prior to his debut victory, click here. TJCIS PPs
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