Tap On Wood

Tap On Wood
SireSallust
GrandsirePall Mall
DamCat O' Mountaine
DamsireRagusa
SexStallion
Foaled15 February 1976[1]
CountryIreland
ColourChestnut
BreederIrish National Stud
OwnerAnthony Shead
TrainerBarry Hills
Record18: 10-2-1
Major wins
National Stakes (1978)
Thirsk Classic Trial (1979)
2000 Guineas (1979)
Kiveton Park Stakes (1979)
Awards
Timeform rating: 113 (1978), 130 (1979)

Tap On Wood (15 February 1976 – 25 December 1999) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1979. As a two-year-old in 1978 he won seven of his thirteen races including the National Stakes. In the following spring he defeated the outstanding miler Kris to record an upset victory in the Guineas. His later career was disrupted by illness and he appeared in only two more races, finishing unplaced in the Derby and winning the Kiveton Park Stakes. He subsequently had some success as a breeding stallion in Europe and Japan.

  1. ^ "Tap On Wood pedigree". Equineline. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2013.