Tiztastic

Tiztastic was unplaced in his career debut July, 27, 2024, in a sprint race on the main track at Saratoga Race Course. Trainer Steve Asmussen then tried him on grass for his second start Aug. 29 at Kentucky Downs and he rallied from off the pace to win the 6 ½-furlong turf race by 1 ¾ lengths.

Next up was a stakes test in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile Stakes 10 days later and the dark bay or brown colt by Tiz the Law closed from seventh to prevail by a neck.

Tiztastic returned to the main track for the Grade 3 Street Sense Stakes Oct. 27 at Churchill Downs, where he again closed from seventh and passed multiple horses late before ultimately finishing second, beaten by five lengths by winner Sovereignty. He ended his 2024 campaign with a third-place finish in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs on Nov. 30.

Tiztastic made his first start as a 3-year-old in the Grade 3 $1 million Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Jan. 25, 2025, and finished third, beaten 2 1/2 lengths in a nine-horse field going 1 1/16 miles.

Tiztastic broke through in a big way in his next race, which came in the $1 million Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby going 1 3/16 miles at Fair Grounds on March 22. Sent off as the 7.50-1 fifth choice on the tote board in a field of 10 in the Louisiana Derby, Tiztastic came from near the rear of the field with a strong rally down the long Fair Grounds stretch and got up to win by a widening 2 1/4 lengths at the finish under jockey Joel Rosario. The Louisiana Derby was a major points race on the road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. Tiztastic earned 100 Derby qualifying points, raising his overall total to 119 and guaranteeing himself a spot on the starting gate on the first Saturday in May.

Tiztastic was produced by the unraced Tapit mare Keesha, who also is the dam (mother) of Grade 2-placed stakes winner Interpolate.