Tapitsfly (foaled February 25, 2007 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Background Tapitsfly is a gray mare from the second crop of three-time leading sire Tapit. Tapit won the 2004 Wood Memorial Stakes as a three-year-old and went on to finish ninth in both the Kentucky Derby and Pennsylvania Derby that year before retiring to stud, where he has also sired 2008 champion 2-year-old filly Stardom Bound, 2011 champion 2-year-old colt Hansen, 2014 champion 3-year-old filly Untapable, Belmont Stakes winners Tonalist, Creator and Tapwrit, and many other stakes winners. Tapitsfly is the third foal of her dam Flying Marlin, who raced primarily in allowance and allowance optional claiming company and won four of her 18 races. Her only stakes appearance was during her four-year-old season, where she finished fifth in Gulfstream Park's Orchid Handicap. Racing career During her racing career, Tapitsfly raced as a homebred for Frank L. Jones, Jr. and was trained by Dale Romans. 2009: two-year-old season Tapitsfly's first race was on May 21, 2009, in a maiden special weight on dirt at Churchill Downs, where she finished fifth after being shuffled back early. She made two more attempts to break her maiden at Churchill Downs before winning a Saratoga Race Course maiden special weight on August 3, 2009. The race had been scheduled for the turf but was moved to the dirt track. Going off as the post-time favorite, Tapitsfly won by 2 3/4 lengths under jockey Robby Albarado. Tapitsfly's next race was the P. G. Johnson Stakes, also at Saratoga. The race was a 1 1/16 mile race on the turf for two-year-old fillies. Entering the stretch, she was challenged by the post-time favorite, Smart Seattle, but dug in and went on to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Tapitsfly prepared for a start in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf by entering the Miss Grillo Stakes at Belmont Park. The race was scheduled to be on the turf course but had to be taken off the turf and run on the dirt course due to heavy rain. Because of the move, six fillies scratched out of the Miss Grillo, leaving Tapitsfly with only two rivals. She ended up finishing second to the maiden Dad's Crazy, who finished 3 1/4 lengths ahead. Tapitsfly's final race of 2009 was the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, held at Santa Anita Park. Going off at odds of 9–1, she