A number of graded stakes winner Tacitus , an earner of more than $3.7 million and a son of perennial leading sire Tapit out of champion older female and five-time grade 1 winner Close Hatches , will stand stud duty at Taylor Made Stallions at the conclusion of his racing career, the farm announced Nov. 1.
Owned in partnership by Don Alberto, Juddmonte Farms, and Taylor Made Stallions, Tacitus will stand for a fee of $10,000; a breeding right program will also be offered.
A Juddmonte Farms homebred trained by Bill Mott, Tacitus is a three-time graded stakes winner who placed six times in grade 1 stakes. He has banked $3,767,350, while recording six triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures. Tacitus came out running as a juvenile and broke his maiden in his second career start at 2. From that point forward, Tacitus competed exclusively in graded stakes races for the next three years.
“I knew he had to be a champion when I first jumped on him,” jockey Jose Ortiz told US Racing. “I love everything about him. He’s got a great stride, and he’s very athletic.”
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