Tight Ten Sires First Reported Foal
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Tight Ten wins his debut in 2018 at Churchill Downs
The first reported foal by multiple graded stakes-placed winner Tight Ten is a bay filly born at Mountain Springs Farm near Palmyra, Pa., where the son of Tapit stands, according to the farm.
"She looks just like her sire," said Mountain Springs owner Rich Miller. "And we have lots more by Tight Ten due in the next few weeks."
Premier Thoroughbreds bred the filly out of the Stately Victor multiple winner Emmy Shimmy, who is a half sister to grade 1 winner Colonial Colony , grade 3 winner Battle Hardened , and stakes-placed winner Pleasant Point .
Winchell Stables and trainer Steve Asmussen raced Tight Ten, who won his 2-year-old debut at Churchill Downs and followed that front-running victory with runner-up finishes in the Saratoga Special Stakes Presented by Miller Lite (G2) and Iroquois Stakes (G3). In his fourth and final start at 2, the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), Tight Ten incurred a painful hind-end injury when slammed into the inner rail.
Asmussen described Tight Ten as a "very talented racehorse with a bright future" before he was injured in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Tight Ten stands for $2,500 with a live foal guarantee. Multiple mare discounts are available and Miller said his book is filling fast. Pennsylvania-bred Tight Ten foals are eligible for the new $600,000 Stallion Stakes Series.