E R C visits Rome for the gelding packed TAPIT

Italy (ITY) Saturday, September 13, 2025 — 3:50:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3526663

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TAPIT

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Stakes – Sponsored – Purse : $100,000 – 4 Year Olds and Older – Owner Restricted
9 Furlongs | ~1800 Meters | One Mile and and One Eighth All-Weather Poly

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From virtual Capannelle Racecourse in Rome, Italy, the E R C residency proudly presents the TAPIT listed stake. Capannelle Racecourse is known as the site where the world’s largest pizza party was held, where 1,146 people dined on pizza together on September 8, 2019. We tried to get a winner selection from the new Pope, but we were unable to get through the security details. The fine Italian weather will reign through the weekend, so the poly-track should be fast for the race.
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Seven geldings will face off against a lone French filly and a solo English colt over the all-weather poly track at a mile and a furlong (or nine furlongs, or ~1800 meters for the locals). So, just one set of balls left in the field. Amir1605’s PUNTUATEST is the entry points leader at this writing, so he gets top billing in this article despite his inability to expand the gene pool. Next we have dontbetonme’s DUBAWI’S ASSAULT while newfydowns will be represented by FIRE IS CHANGE – neither is expecting offspring down the road. Summerset sends out ANCIENT FREEDOM and new member doza gets his feet wetter with IN A GOLD ZONE – welcome to the E R C ! Dunnvilledowns enters VYZI PADTHEWAY, in another attempt to tongue tie the race callers. Harrylan has the only possible future father in FRANKEL STORMIN, and the only maybe brood mare HARLEY DAIMLER will compete for the bigzstables. Finally, jbcri09 has the seventh ranked gelding in the field, EDITORIALIZE, who also happens to be the lone entrant with poly-track experience, winning two of three against lesser company.
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The race for club champion has harrylan lapping the field with a substantial lead over amir1605, who has a 1 point edge over newfydowns, who owns a 3 point lead on dunnvilledowns, with summerset rounding out the top 5 just a point back. Amir1605’s run for a fifth straight title seems in doubt with just three months left after this event. So, let’s take a quick look at the field and see how it shapes up in an interesting change in surface.
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PUNCTUATEST……………….NM……..6G………amir1725
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Bruising, bay six year old has racked up 15 wins in 28 career races, banking over a half million in earnings. Punctuate prancer (by Ghostzapper) has never tried the poly-track; loves this distance, but may have started to show his age. Still, a solid contender, looks like the one to beat for the amir1605 racing stables.
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DUBAWI’S ASSAULT…………GB ……..6G………dontbetonme1
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Another double digit winner (10 wins in 24 starts) is this Dubawi dude (by Rock Hard Ten), who failed to show his customary early speed last two times out. Four year old dontbetonme protege has never tried the poly-track; should be involved in the early pace scenarios, eligible to go to the front and stay there.
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FIRE IS CHANGE………………NY…….. 4G ………quidivididowns
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Newfydowns sends out this big, brown four year old, who has missed the exacta just once in his last 7 starts. Name Change niffler (by Medaglia D’Oro) has competitive speed figures with this group; another first timer on the poly-track should be mid pack early and make a stretch charge to the wire.
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ANCIENT FREEDOM…………KY ………4G ……..summerset4
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Light grey Audble (by Tapit) four year old has really hit his stride since “the cut”, getting three wins and two runnerups with sparkling SP#’s. Summerset trainee seeks a fourth straight score; never tried the poly-track but a repeat of his recent outings should be good enough to prevail in this heat.
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IN A GOLD ZONE…………….KY……….6G ………ruffguy
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Welcome doza to the E R C stakes racing competitions and the ric480 article archive. He enters this stretch running, Justify (by Medaglia D’Oro) six year old, who has 12 wins to his credit with half a million in earnings. Been keeping lesser company of late, but has solid SP#’s while making his poly-track debut. May be along late for a share.
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VYZI PADTHEWAY…………..CZE ……..4G ……..doradowns
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Burly bay Dux Scholar (by Frankel) 4 year old has won three of his last four at a mile to a mile and a sixteenth in some tough allowance company. Pace presser may get a clear run entering the stretch; yet another with no poly-track experience. Dunnsvilledowns runner has stepped up his game since “the cut”, contender.
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FRANKEL STORMIN…………ENG…….4M………harrylan7
Our lone colt is this royally bred Frankel fella (by Tapit), who has been mired in the NW4L condition for a time. Light grey four year old steps up in class here, but could run on for a piece of the purse. Stretch runner from the harrylan racing operation has no poly-track experience either, which is looking like it’s less and less of a factor facing this group.
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HARLEY DAIMLER……………FR ………4F……….abigzstables1
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Our only distaffer is this beautiful, brown four year old filly, who has not fared well in previous stakes appearances. Last two outings were promising stretch run performances, but seems in tough against better males. And, of course, she has zero poly-track experience; improving bigzstables runner will need a lot to go her way to prevail with these.
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EDITORIALIZE…………………KY………5G……….jbcri57
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Hard Spun (by Arrogate) light grey five year old steps way up in class after a pair of OK claimer efforts after being claimed two back. However, he’s the lone contestant with poly-track history, winning two his three tries with solid SP#’s. Will the experience help ? Owner/trainer jbcri09 certainly hopes so.
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Good luck everybody, and may they all come home home fast, safe and sound.