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Tizahit scores in Demoiselle Jim and Susan Hill's TIZAHIT (Tiznow) rallied to the lead in midstretch and drove to a one-length score in Saturday's $200,000 Demoiselle S. (G2) at Aqueduct, registering her first stakes victory in the process. Trained by George Weaver, the juvenile lass completed the 1 1/8-mile test in 1:53 over the fast track. With Edgar Prado skillfully at the helm, the dark bay settled into a perfect stalking position before launching her move off of the far turn. Oh Diane (Stephen Got Even) and Fuzzy Britches (Pollard's Vision) both showed some speed at the start, with the former establishing a first quarter-mile in :23 2/5. Tizahit had moved to second, 1 1/2 lengths back of the pacesetter, after a pokey half-mile in :49 1/5. She continued to bide her time through three-quarters in 1:15, and when Prado let it out a notch upon entering the stretch, Tizahit surged to a one-length advantage. Passing the eighth-pole in 1:40 2/5, the juvenile miss had plenty in reserve to withstand the late run of Protesting (A.P. Indy), who settled for second following a less-than-perfect trip in traffic. "I thought Edgar did a good job placing her," Weaver said. "In my eyes she was really just kind of a closer, didn't have a whole lot of speed, but he recognized that there weren't a lot of other horses with speed. He placed her forwardly without going crazy and just gave us a good trip, no trouble. Obviously with the outcome, I couldn't be more delighted with the trip." "Beautiful trip, everything worked out perfect," Prado commented. "It was a slow pace and my filly was doing everything comfortably." Off as the near 3-1 third choice, the winner paid $7.90, $3.50 and $2.80 while keying the $28.80 exacta with slight 5-2 favorite Protesting, who gave back $3.30 and $2.70. It was 3 3/4 lengths back to 5-2 second choice Fuzzy Britches, who totaled $3.30 and capped the $91.50 trifecta (4-5-2). Miss Afleet Alex (Afleet Alex), Oh Diane, In the Rough (Stormy Atlantic) and Profiteroles (Afleet Alex) rounded out the order of finish. Bred in Virginia by Morgan's Ford Farm, Tizahit was purchased by the Hills for $185,000 at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. She's out of the unraced Kris S. mare Never a No Hitter, who is also the dam of a weanling colt by Indian Charlie. Never a No Hitter hails from multiple Grade 3 heroine Jeano (Fappiano), who is also responsible for Contrive (Storm Cat), the dam of 2005 champion two-year-old filly Folklore (Tiznow). Jeano is out of Grade 1 queen Basie (In Reality). Tizahit, who finished fourth in the Tempted S. (G3) at Belmont Park in her previous start, has now earned $161,925 from a 4-2-1-0 line. She opened her racing career with a 2 3/4-length victory in an off-the-turf maiden special weight at Monmouth Park and followed it with a second in the Blue Hen S. at Delaware Park. "We'll probably give her a little bit of a breather," Weaver said when asked about future plans.
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