Stallion Synopsis – Magic On Tap
Prepared by: Alan Porter – Pedigree Consultants
A grade two winning sprinter, Magic On Tap is by three-time Leading Sire, and now sire of sires, Tapit, out of grade one winning sprinter Aubby K.
The cross of Tapit with mares from the Storm Cat branch of Northern Dancer has been a prolific one. This includes Champion Monomoy Girl by a son of Tapit out of a mare by Henny Hughes, who is by Hennessy, himself the broodmare sire of a Tapit grade one winner, and sire of Johannesburg (sire of Scat Daddy), also broodmare sire of a Tapit stakes winner, crosses with mares carrying Johannesburg and Scat Daddy giving inbreeding to the sisters Preach and Yarn, as found in Justify. Tapit line Champions Hansen and British Idiom are out of mares by Storm Cat sons Sir Cat, and Mr. Sekiguchi. There are also Tapit grade one winners from daughters of Forestry (sire of Discreet Cat and Shackleford), Giant’s Causeway (sire of First Samurai, Eskendereya, Creative Cause and Not This Time, and a brother to Freud), Tabasco Cat, Bluegrass Cat, Yankee Gentleman and Seeking the DIa. There are three graded stakes winners out of mares by Harlan’s Holiday (sire of Into Mischief – himself already broodmare sire of Tapit line grade one winner White Abarrio – Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby – himself dam of a Tapit graded stakes winner) and there is also a graded winner out of a mare by Menifee, who like Harlan’s Holiday is by Harlan. We can also note Tapit graded winners out of mares by Storm Cat line stallions Forest Wildcat (sire of Wildcat Heir), Forestry and Catienus, and stakes winners out of mares by Stormin Fever, Pure Prize, Hold That Tiger and City Place.
Tapit has also done well with mares from the Deputy Minister branch of Northern Dancer. On this cross, grade one winner American Gal is one of four stakes winners by Tapit and sons out of mares by Ghostzapper (by Awesome Again, also sire of Toccet, Daaher and Awesome of Course). Tapit and his and his sons also have graded winners out of mares by Graeme Hall, a son of the Deputy Minister stallion, Dehere (also broodmare sire of a Tapit line stakes winner and himself sire of Graeme Hall) and French Deputy, and stakes winners out of mares by Touch Gold, and Posse and Spring At Last, both by Silver Deputy.
Sadler’s Wells is another branch of the Northern Dancer line, and on the Tapit cross with that line there are grade one winners out of mares by Galileo (sire in the U.S. of Cape Blanco and Magician) and El Prado and his son, Kitten’s Joy. There are also two graded winners out of mares by El Prado son, Medaglia d’Oro (and two stakes winners out of a mare by Medaglia d’Oro son, Warrior’s Reward, with Medaglia d’Oro also being sire of Violence), which also suggests Artie Schiller. There also Tapit line stakes winners out of mares by Sadler’s Wells line stallions High Chaparral and Horse Chestnut.
From the Danzig branch of Northern Dancer, Tapit has graded winners Souper Tapit and Silver Dust out of mares by Hard Spun, there is a Tapit graded winner out of a mare by War Front (sire of Declaration of War, The Factor, Summer Front, Hit it a Bomb, Jack Milton and Soldat) and also Tapit line stakes winners out of mares by War Chant, Belong to Me, Exchange Rate, Danzig Connection and Boundary (sire of Big Brown), Anabaa and Exceed and Excel (by Danehill). This would also suggest daughters of Langfuhr (sire of Lawyer Ron). From the Dixieland Band branch of Northern Dancer, Tapit has a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Dixieland Band himself, and there are four graded stakes winners out of mares by that horse’s son, Dixie Union.
Magic On Tap is a product of an extended version of the Tapit cross with Mr. Prospector line mares, but that horse will be in the sixth generation of Magic On Tap’s offspring, allowing breeding back over selected branches of that line. On this cross, Tapit’s champion and classic winner Essential Quality is out of a mare by Elusive Quality (sire of Quality Road and Smarty Jones), a son of Gone West. From other sons of that stallion, we find grade one winners out of mares by Mr. Greeley (who is from the immediate family of Magic On Tap’s broodmare sire, Street Sense) and Proud Citizen, graded stakes winners from mares by Muqtarib, Johar and Grand Slam and Speightstown (sire of Munnings and Central Banker)
There also seems to be a Tapit line affinity for the Forty Niner branch of Mr. Prospector, with grade one winner Constitution out of a daughter of Distorted Humor (sire of Flower Alley, Sharp Humor, Drosselmeyer, Maclean’s Music, Jimmy Creed, Alternation, Boisterous, Cowtown Cat, Brethren and Khozan); grade one winner Dance Card out of a mare by Editor’s Note; as well as two stakes winners out of mares by Coronado’s Quest, and stakes winners out of a mare by Bankers Gold, Sunday Break and End Sweep (sire of Trippi).
From a mare by Mr. Prospector son, Carson City, Tapit sired grade one winner Pretty City Dancer, and two other graded stakes winners, who would suggest daughters of City Zip and Cuvee – both broodmare sires of Tapit line stakes winners – Five Star Day, Good And Tough, Pollard’s Vision and Lord Carson. There are Tapit graded winners out of mares Smoke Glacken and Ponche, both sons of Two Punch; Tapit line graded winners out of mares by Cape Town and his sire, Seeking the Gold (also sire of Petitionville and Mutakddim); out of mares from the Smart Strike line there is a Tapit line graded stakes winner out of a mare by Curlin; there are two stakes winners out of mares by Roman Ruler, a son of Fusaichi Pegasus; and a stakes winner out of a mare by Lemon Drop Kid. Tapit is out of a mare by Unbridled, from the Fappiano branch and there has been some success with the cross back over Fappiano line mares. Tapit is sire of grade one winner Ring Weekend out of a mare by Fappiano line stallion, Cryptoclearance, and a stakes winner by out of a mare by his son, Crypto Star, inviting daughters of Candy Ride (sire of Twirling Candy)and Victory Gallop.
There are six grade one winners, one grade one, out of mares by Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister, and grandsire of American Pharoah and Cairo Prince), two stakes winners out of mares by Broken Vow, and three, including Champion Unique Bella out of mares by Unbridled’s Song, sire of Dunkirk (broodmare sire of Tapit grade one winner Tapit Trice), Songandaprayer, Rockport Harbor, Old Fashioned, Liam’s Map, Cross Traffic, Even The Score, Mission Impazible and Half Ours. From other branches of the Unbridled line come Broken Vow, Grindstone, Birdstone and It could also pay to consider introducing Fappiano through Rubiano (sire of Too Much Bling and Burning Roma) – a three-quarters brother to the dam of Tapit – and Quiet American (grandsire of Midnight Lute).
Out of Blushing Groom line mares, Tapit and sons have sired graded stakes winners out of mares by Orientate (by Mt. Livermore), Cherokee Run (sire of Yonaguska – also broodmare sire of a Tapit line stakes winner – and Kafwain) and Rahy. Tapit’s Champion Untapable is out of a mare by Prized, by Kris S. (also sire of Arch and his son, Blame and Rock Hard Ten – all broodmare sires of Tapit line graded stakes winners). Kris S. is by Roberto, also sire of Dynaformer and Red Ransom.
Tapit also has a graded winner out of a mare by In Excess and the sensational Flightline is by Tapit out of mare by In Excess son Indian Charlie. There is also a Tapit line graded stakes winner out of a mare by In Excess son, Uncle Mo. In Excess is also sire of Rocky Bar, Notional and Bring the Heat; Indian Charlie is additionally represented by Adios Charlie, Bwana Charlie, Liaison and Cinco Charlie; and Uncle Mo is sire of Nyquist, Outadore and Laoban.
From the In Reality line, Tapit line stallions have three stakes winners, including classic winner Tapwrit from the Valid Appeal branch through Successful Appeal. The cross of Tapit and sons over the Relaunch branch has produced classic winner Tiz The Law, out of a mare by Tiznow (sire of Gemologist, Colonel John, Tiz Wonderful, Strong Mandate and Tourist), and two stakes winners, one graded out of mares by Honour and Glory (sire of Put It Back).
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