Tap O Lena


Tap O Lena was a bay Quarter Horse mare, a champion cutting horse and a dam and granddam of champion cutting horses. She was bred, trained and shown by NCHA Rider Hall of Fame and NCHA Non-Pro Hall of Fame inductee Phil Rapp of Weatherford, TX who rode her to win 15 major NCHA aged event championships. Rapp's wife Mary Ann also showed the mare, and won 2 more non-pro championships, including the 1997 Non-Pro World Champion. Tap O Lena was inducted into the NCHA Horse Hall of Fame with lifetime earnings of $450,639.33 in cutting horse competition. She was bred to Dual Pep and produced Tapt Twice, earner of $279,457 and sire of cutting horses that have earned over $1.3 million.
YearAged EventAgeDivisionRider
1994NCHA Super Stakes4OpenPhil Rapp
1994Augusta Futurity4Non-ProPhil Rapp
1994NCHA Derby4Non-ProPhil Rapp
1994Chisholm Trail Derby4Non-ProPhil Rapp
1994Pacific Coast Derby4Non-ProPhil Rapp
1995NCHA CLASSIC5-6OpenPhil Rapp
1995NCHA CLASSIC5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1995Steamboat Springs Derby5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1995Chisholm Trail Futurity5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1996NCHA Super Stakes Classic5-6OpenPhil Rapp
1996NCHA Super Stakes Classic5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1996Bonanza5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1996Chisholm Trail Futurity5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1996Memphis Futurity5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1996El Cid Futurity5-6Non-ProPhil Rapp
1996Southern Futurity5-6Non-ProMary Ann Rapp
1997NCHA World Finalsall agesNon-ProMary Ann Rapp