Tacitus in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18
Multiple graded stakes-winner and blue-blooded Juddmonte homebred Tacitus has not been seen since finishing seventh in the $20 million Saudi Cup in February, having reportedly injured himself in his stall ahead of a planned run in the Dubai World Cup in March. According to TVG’s Horse Racing Insider, the 5-year-old son of champion sire Tapit and five-time Grade 1 winner Close Hatches is nearing a return to training.
“We brought him back to the farm and…we’ve been back swimming him and riding him and he’ll probably go back to (trainer) Bill (Mott) in the next week,” Juddmonte’s general manager Garrett O’Rourke told TVG. “He looks magnificent. He hasn’t turned a hair. He’s put on a few pounds which, I’m sure, (trainer) Bill (Mott) will take off him quickly. If he could have about eight weeks to get him race fit, that would put him on target to be back at the races hopefully by August.”
A three-time Grade 2 winner, Tacitus has an overall record of 4-4-3 from 16 starts with earnings of $3,747,500. He has placed in Grade 1 company a total of six times, including an elevation to third in the 2019 Kentucky Derby.
Read more at TVG’s Horse Racing Insider.
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