Pleasant Tap (May 8, 1987 – October 8, 2010) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background He was sired by 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Pleasant Colony, out of the mare Never Knock. He was bred by the late Thomas Mellon Evans of Buckland Farm.
Racing career At age three, Pleasant Tap finished third to Unbridled in the 1990 Kentucky Derby under jockey Kent Desormeaux. He then injured a tendon sheath just before the Preakness Stakes, sidelining him for part of the 1990 season and keeping him out of the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Returning to racing in 1991, he won the Goodwood Handicap and the San Bernardino Handicap, and placed second in the Breeders' Cup Sprint.
In 1992, Pleasant Tap won the Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup and the Suburban Handicap. Ridden by Gary Stevens, he placed second to A. P. Indy in the Breeders' Cup Classic and was awarded the U.S. Outstanding Older Male Horse for 1992.
Retirement Pleasant Tap entered stud in 1993 at Buckland Farm near Lexington and stood there until he was relocated to Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky in 1997. He sired graded stakes race winners Tap Dance City, David Junior, Premium Tap, Tiago and Pleasant Breeze.
Sire line tree
Pleasant TapDarley Arabian Sire Line: St Simon BranchThe Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Has Four Horses From The Nearly Dead St. Simon Sire LineAmerican Classic Pedigree: Pleasant TapPleasant Tap: Handsome, honest, reliable – on screen he would have been typecast as the loyal best friend Pleasant Breeze Tap Dance City David JuniorClassic Pedigree Profile: David Junior Premium TapPremium Tap Pours It On in Woodward ShockPremium Tap Wins in Saudi ArabiaPremium Tap Wins Again in Saudi ArabiaPremium Tap Will Not Return to U.S. Aan Alawaan Amtae Aelam Beladi TiagoAdena Springs Stallion Tiago Euthanized Viva Majorca Sahara SkySahara Sky Sires First Winner at Indiana GrandSahara Sky’s Pedigree Makes Him a Rare Specimen Sky Judge
References
Pedigree and Partial Stats TB Times Stallion Directory Pleasant Tap