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Recent times have been difficult for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, but there was a much different feeling Feb. 6 as he watched the stretch run of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. View the full article

After running a quiet second in the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent Tactic announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials with a devastating rally and widening victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

So it's not just Ellerslie!! Running 13.5's!!! The commentators just as bad as the Jockeys..."you need to be in the first 4..." Really?  Not because there is a track bias but a Jockey bias.

Waiting for the right opportunity to power home, Silent Tactic (Tacitus–Magical Sign, by Gun Runner) made a statement down the lane in the GIII Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn on Friday and not only banked 20 Derby points on the road to Churchill, but also handed his sire Tactius (by Tapit) his first higher level winner. The 2-year-old colt, who was the runner-up in the Smarty Jones Stakes last month, went off as a 12-1 shot here. At the rear of the field into the first turn and through the backstretch, Silent Tactic had some work to do as 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', & favorite D'code (Speightstown) was trying to fend off fellow 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Buetane (Tiz the Law) and Soldier N Diplomat (Army Mule) for most of the race. With the attention on the leaders as the field spun into the stretch, Silent Tactic geared up down the center of the course and proved best inside the final sixteenth. Soldier N Diplomat was the runner-up. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0. Sales History: FTKOCT '24 $60,000; OBSAPR '25 $500,000. O-John C. Oxley; B-Don Alberto Corporation; T-Mark E. Casse. The post Silent Tactic Fires Late In Southwest Showdown At Oaklawn, Sire Tacitus Nets First Graded appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Really?  Aren't you and @Thomass aka @bono getting ready to sit down for the afternoon and count whip strikes? As you have so ably highlighted in this Topic @Thomass quite often gets it wrong.