Tonalist is the sibling of Tapit and Settling Mist who also both came from a line of thoroughbred horses.
He was sired by Tapit, a gray son of Pulpit, who won the Wood Memorial Stakes and started second favorite for the 2004 Kentucky Derby. Tonalist's dam, Settling Mist, a daughter of the Kentucky Derby winner Pleasant Colony, won once from nineteen starts in 2002 and 2003. 
Sire
Tapit (USA)
2001 Pedigree of Tonalist, bay colt, 2011 Dam
Settling Mist (USA)
1999 
