big18741 Wrote:
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> Silver
>
> On figures and with Tapit success in this race
> Tacitus looks like a very strong contender for
> Mott.
>
> All but one of Tapit's seven starters(3-1-2) from
> what I can see had some help on the bottom to get
> the distance.
>
> Matterhorn the exception was too slow going in to
> even be considered a factor.
>
> The only reason I question Tacitus is the bottom
> of his pedigree which looks kinda weak for
> 12f's.I'm no expert so maybe someone who knows
> what they're looking at can chime in.Michael D.?
7f speed through First Defence and Honest Lady, and more middle distance class with Storm Cat, but there is plenty of stamina back there. Mike's post above hits on the important points. Foundation here is Best In Show, one of the more influential distance broodmares in American racing history. And Honest Lady is out of Toussaud, Empire Maker's dam (Unbridled). Close Hatches was not real tall, but solid and strong. Tacitus looks to have inherited the best of all the distance genes.
