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Taylor Made Stallions’ Tacitus Represented by First Foals

Taylor Made Stallions' MGSW Tacitus (Tapit) out of MGISW Close Hatches, sired his first reported foals in New York on Monday, Jan. 16. The arrivals were a colt born at Waldorf Farm out of the Bustin Stones mare Super Stone who was bred by Jerry Bilinski, DVM, and a filly produced from SW Courageous Cat mare Lady Joan who was bred by Irish Hill Century Farm and foaled there.

“She is what I was expecting a Tacitus foal would look like,” said Rick Burke of Irish Hill Century Farm. “She has plenty of leg and good bone. She looks a lot like him.”

A Juddmonte Farms homebred trained by Bill Mott, Tacitus won the 2019 GII Tampa Bay Derby and the GII Wood Memorial. He was third in the Kentucky Derby that year, and finished second in both the GI Belmont S. and the GI Travers S. Tacitus, who stands the 2023 season for $10,000 S&N, bred 188 mares in his initial book.

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First Foal Is A Colt For Kentucky Derby Winner Country House

Darby Dan Farm's Country House, winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby, was represented by his first foal when a colt out of the City Zip mare American Values was born on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at Scarteen Stud.

Bred by Mrs. J.V. Shields, the colt hails from the family of graded stakes winner Love's Exchange and his dam, American Values, is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes-placed Wacky for Love and stakes-placed Missgallopinggulch.

Bred by the late Joseph V. Shields, Country House earned more than $2.1 million in his racing career and was campaigned by Shields' widow, Maury, his nephew Guinness McFadden of Blackwood Stables, and LNJ Foxwoods, and was trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott.

Country House made his 3-year-old debut a winning one, breaking his maiden at Gulfstream Park. He then finished a fast-closing second to eventual classic winner War of Will in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. In his final prep before the 145th Kentucky Derby, Country House finished a determined third behind Omaha Beach and Improbable in the G1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.

Country House is by multiple champion and classic winner Lookin At Lucky, a son of two-time champion sire and sire of sires Smart Strike. Country House is produced from the winning War Chant mare Quake Lake, a half-sister to Graded stakes winner and multiple Graded stakes-placed Breaking Lucky, and is a half-brother to Graded stakes winner Mitchell Road, an earner of $619,893.

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Grade 1 Winner Bodexpress Retired; Stud Plans Pending

Just over a week after the biggest victory of his career, Grade 1 winner Bodexpress has been retired from racing due to an injury.

Trainer Gustavo Delgado made the announcement Sunday night on his Twitter account. In the announcement, he also noted that Bodexpress is currently in Ocala, Fla., while stud plans are being finalized.

The retirement of the 4-year-old Bodemeister colt brings to a close one of the more unusual careers in recent memory.

Bodexpress caught the public's eye when he entered last year's Triple Crown races as a maiden; winless in his first five starts in South Florida. However, he earned his place in the national conversation following a surprising runner-up finish behind Maximum Security in the Grade 1 Florida Derby.

The colt was one of the horses impeded by Maximum Security's erratic trip in the Kentucky Derby, where he finished 13th. Then, he gained cult hero status in the Preakness Stakes after tossing rider John Velazquez at the gate and going around the track in the race riderless, with additional antics after the field had crossed the wire.

After taking the summer off, Bodexpress returned in October of his 3-year-old season to break his maiden in a Gulfstream Park West maiden special weight. He followed up that effort with a 6 3/4-length score in a Gulfstream Park allowance race.

Those two wins returned Bodexpress to stakes competition, where he finished third in the G3 Harlan's Holiday Stakes, and fifth in this year's G1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes.

Bodexpress remained winless in 2020 heading into October, but a class drop into the allowance optional claiming ranks at Gulfstream Park West yielded a 11 1/4-length confidence boost. Ten days ago, he finished his on-track career with an 11-1 upset victory by a length in the G1 Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs.

In total, Bodexpress finished his racing career with four wins in 17 starts for earnings of $694,600.

Bred in Kentucky by Martha Jane Mulholland, Bodexpress is out of the unraced City Zip mare Pied a Terre. The dam is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Stormy Lord.

With great regret, we announce the retirement of Bodexpress. He suffered a career ending injury while winning the G1 Clark Handicap. A very talented colt, who finally showed his potential at CD. Thank you Bode for the journey & memories. To his fans, Thank you for your support!!! pic.twitter.com/SreWXTUOcB

— Gustavo Delgado S (@GDS_Racing) December 7, 2020

Bode, is currently at the farm in Ocala, while we finalize stallion plans. We look forward to watching your babies run in the future. #bodexpress pic.twitter.com/QgmiVxPCSj

— Gustavo Delgado S (@GDS_Racing) December 7, 2020

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Cutting Humor Retired To McDowell Farm In Arkansas

Cutting Humor, a Grade 3 winner who ran in last year's Kentucky Derby, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at McDowell Farm in Sparkman, Ark., BloodHorse reports.

The 4-year-old son of First Samurai's stud career will be handled by a group of breeders organized by bloodstock agent Jay Goodwin. An advertised fee will be announced at a later time.

Cutting Humor won two of nine starts during his on-track career for earnings of $525,467, running for owner Starlight Racing and trainer Todd Pletcher. He broke his maiden going a mile at Gulfstream Park West in his juvenile season finale, then established his presence on the Triple Crown trail with a gutsy victory by a neck in the G3 Sunland Park Derby.

The win gave Cutting Humor ample points to qualify for the 2019 Kentucky Derby, where he ran 10th.

Bred in Kentucky by Dell Hancock and Bernie Sams, Cutting Humor is out of the unraced Pulpit mare Pun, whose runners also include Grade 2-placed stakes winner Irish You Well. Pun is herself a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Zensational.