Tap For Luck Eyes Tempted

Tap for Luck’s first foray into a graded stakes might not have resulted in victory, but her connections saw enough to bring her back for Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Tempted at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Last through the early going, the Tapit filly was swung to the outside approaching the three-eighths pole and improved her position to finish fifth going a mile behind A Z Warrior in the Grade 1 Frizette at Belmont Park on October 9.

“She had a little bit of bad racing luck in the Frizette as she trailed the field and encountered a little bit of kickback,” said Jonathan Thomas, assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher. “She had a legitimate reason to pack it in, and didn’t.”

The gray filly, owned by Summit West Racing, was a 2 ¼-length winner of her debut at Saratoga Race course on August 20, coming from just off the pace to score in 57.59 for the five furlongs. She breezed a half-mile in 49.46 Sunday morning.