Tacitus (horse)

Tacitus (horse)
Breed	Thoroughbred
Sire	Tapit
Grandsire	Pulpit
Dam	Close Hatches
Damsire	First Defence
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	February 21, 2016
Country	USA
Breeder	Juddmonte Farms
Owner	Juddmonte Farms
Trainer	William I. Mott
Jockey	Jose L. Ortiz
Record	14:4-4-3[1]
Earnings	$1,353,000
Major wins
	Tampa Bay Derby (2019) ; Wood Memorial Stakes (2019) ; Suburban Stakes (2020)

Tacitus (foaled February 21, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Tampa Bay Derby.[1]

Career

Tacitus' first race was a maiden special weight on October 4, 2018 at Belmont Park, where he placed 4th.

He captured his first win on November 10, 2018 in another maiden special weight at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Tacitus picked up his first graded win by winning the 2019 Tampa Bay Derby on March 9,[1] and then won the 2019 Wood Memorial Stakes on April 6.[2]

His wins in the Tampa Bay Derby and the Wood Memorial Stakes helped him gain points in the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby and ultimately, gained him a spot in the 2019 Kentucky Derby.

In the 2019 Kentucky Derby, Tacitus crossed the finish line fourth but placed 3rd after the disqualification of Maximum Security.[1] Tacitus also gained entry to the 2019 Belmont Stakes, where he finished 2nd.[3]

Tacitus finished out his three-year-old season with second-place finishes in the Jim Dandy Stakes and Travers Stakes, and a third-place finish in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

As a four-year-old, Tacitus came fifth in the Saudi Cup and fourth in the Oaklawn Handicap. Later, he romped in the Suburban Stakes by eight lengths in July 2020. His next start was the Woodward Stakes where he finished second, before closing to finish fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

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