- #1 Second-Crop Sire of 2020
- 2020 racing: TIZ THE LAW, winner of the Travers S. [G1], Belmont S. [G1], & Florida Derby [G1]; LAURA’S LIGHT, winner of the Honeymoon S. [G3] & Sweet Life S. [G3]; INDEPENDENCE HALL, winner of the Jerome S. & placed in the Sam F. Davis S. [G3]; 2YO filly ALEXANDRIA, multiple stakes winner and placed in the Pocahontas S. [G3]; Gouverneur Morris, placed in the Arkansas Derby [G1]; Golden Principal, placed in the Santa Ynez S. [G2]; Aurelia Garland, runner-up in the Iowa Oaks [G3]; etc.
- Joins Distorted Humor as a WinStar sire to have a Classic winner in his first crop
- 2020 sales: second-crop 2YOs sold for $550,000, $450,000, etc.
- #1 First-Crop Sire by BTWs, GSWs, GSHs, and winners: Champagne S. [G1] winner TIZ THE LAW, Sorrento S. [G2] winner AMALFI SUNRISE, Sanford S. [G3] winner BY YOUR SIDE, Nashua S. [G3] winner INDEPENDENCE HALL, Blue Norther S. winner and G3-placed Laura's Light, Breeders' Futurity [G1] runner-up Gouverneur Morris, G3-placed Our Country & Strongconstitution, etc.
- Sire of the fastest 2YO in 2019: INDEPENDENCE HALL earned a 101 Beyer in the 1-mile Nashua S. [G3]
- 5 TDN Rising Stars in 2019, only Into Mischief and Kingman (GB) have more in 2019: Golden Principal, 1 1/2-length winner at Del Mar, Ancient Warrior, 4 1/4-length winner at Del Mar, Gouverneur Morris, 9-length winner at Saratoga, Aurelia Garland, 5-length winner at Belmont, Amalfi Sunrise, 6 1/4-length winner at Santa Anita
- 2019 sales: first 2YOs up to $600,000. Yearlings up to $400,000
- Won the $1,000,000 Florida Derby [G1] at 3, $500,000 Donn Handicap [G1] at 4—the first son of TAPIT to win Grade 1s in consecutive years
- At 3: Dominant 3 1⁄4-length winner of a loaded Allowance race in his second start, defeating eventual multiple G1 winner TONALIST. Undefeated Florida Derby winner in just his third start.
- Named a TDN Rising Star after an impressive debut win, sprinting 7 furlongs in 1:23 1⁄5
- At 4: Wire-to-wire winner of the Donn H. in his first start of the year, defeating defending Donn winner LEA, earning a 111 Beyer—the fastest performance around two turns ever sired by TAPIT
- Blue-Blooded Pedigree: a $400,000 Select yearling, out of multiple Graded producer BAFFLED—a $3,500,000 sale-topping DISTORTED HUMOR mare, and 3/4-brother to JACARANDA—$2,000,000
Caption: TIZ THE LAW won his first four starts of 2020, taking the Belmont... (rest stays the same)
Caption: TIZ THE LAW won his first four starts of 2020, taking the Belmont... (rest stays the same)
"It's a testament to the quality of horse he is—to go from a maiden to an allowance to a Grade One and to show a different running style and get some dirt in his face and put in an effort like that against much more seasoned horses."
-Todd Pletcher after 2014 Florida Derby
"I told Mr. Walden and Mr. Pletcher, 'That's a super horse.' I've never seen a horse like that, a first-time starter, do that the way he did it. It was impressive."
-Javier Castellano after maiden win
"The more people I talk to about this horse the more special he looks, as everyone who has been in contact with him has nothing but glowing things to say about him, from his physical and mental attributes to the extraordinary things he’s done on the racetrack."
-Steve Haskin