Tacitus is one of the horses running in the 2019 Kentucky Derby. Get all the information about this thoroughbred.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but for Tacitus, the horse, a lifetime of glory can be earned in just two minutes. The thoroughbred will compete in the 145th Kentucky Derby on May 4, and if he wins “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” he’ll etch his name in the history books. The horse is big and strong, but will he be big and strong enough to win the “run for the roses?” Before it all goes down, here’s all the info you need to know.
1. He qualified for the Derby with the most points. Tacitus won the Wood Memorial Stakes, one of the prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Between 1930 and 2000,11 of the Wood Memorial winners went on to win the Kentucky Derby (the last being Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000.) Winning one of these prep races gives the horse 100 points. He also won the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, giving him 150 points going into the Kentucky Derby. However, early odds don’t really paint Tacitus as the favorite, as that honor goes to the horse second in points – Omaha Beach.
