From Iowa to the Breeders’ Cup: Tyler’s Tribe

Tyler's Tribe was born in February 2020. He was foaled by Dnace Thoroughbreds, Ltd in Nevada, Iowa. His sire is Sharp Azteca, who won $2.4 million on the track and is now a stallion at Three Chimneys Farm. Tyler's tribe's dam is Impazible Woman, a chestnut New York-bred mare. Derek Merkler bought her for 50% in January 2019. He is a breeder of racehorses. The North American foal crop in 2020 totaled an estimated 20,500.

Tyler's Tribe was bought by Tom Lepic for $34,000. He will make his debut at the Breeders' Cup on June 20th, 2022. Lepi's grandson Tyler James Juhl was diagnosed with leukemia in 2020.  Tyler’s Tribe will be the first horse to start the race. The race will take place at Prairie Meadows. Tyler”s tribe is a dark bay son of first-crop stallion Sharp Azteca. His sire is Hip 38. Tom has been in the racing industry for 50 years. In 2021 he will become inducted into the Prairie Meadow Hall of Fame.

Tyler's Tribe won the Freshman on Derek Merkler's 35th birthday. Tim Martin applied for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland. Tyler's tribe was born in Iowa and has never won a graded stakes race outside of his home state. Kylee Jordan will retain the mount on Tyler”s Tribe if he wins the race. Tyler will make his next start in the $100,000 Iowa Cradle on October 1st. If all goes well, Tyler could go to the next level and win the World Championships. An apprentice jockey has not won any Breeder“s Cup since 1984.

Tyler's Tribe went to Iowa and the Breeders' Cup.