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Tacitus To Stand At Taylor Made

Multiple graded stakes winner Tacitus (Tapit), an earner of more than $3.7 million and a son of champion older female and five-time Grade I winner Close Hatches (First Defence), will stand stud duty at Taylor Made Stallions at the conclusion of his racing career, the farm announced Monday.

Owned in partnership by Don Alberto, Juddmonte Farms, and Taylor Made Stallions, Tacitus will stand for a fee of $10,000 S&N terms and a breeding right program will also be offered.

“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.”

A maiden winner at second asking for trainer Bill Mott, Tacitus was the 1 1/4-length winner of the GII Tampa Bay Derby in his 3-year-old debut, stopping the clock in 1:41.90, just 0.15 seconds off the track record. The homebred then overcame serious trouble in the first turn to land the GII Wood Memorial S., cementing a spot in the gate for the GI Kentucky Derby, where he fought on bravely to cross the line fourth, placed third. He maintained his position near the top of the sophomore class for the balance of the season, finishing runner-up in the GI Belmont S., GI Runhappy Travers S. and GII Jim Dandy S. before closing the season with a third against older rivals in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup.

Tacitus proved an impressive winner of the 2020 GII Suburban H. at Belmont Park, scoring by 8 3/4 lengths in 1:59.51. He was subsequently second in the GI Woodward H. and third in the Gold Cup. His current record stands at 4-4-3 from 17 starts for earnings of $3,767,350.

Eclipse Award winner Close Hatches is a full-sister to SW & MGISP Lockdown, while the further female family includes the talented G1 Irish 2000 Guineas hero Siskin (First Defence) and GI United Nations H. hero Senure (Nureyev).

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Former New York Stallion Cosmonaut Euthanized

Cosmonaut (Lemon Drop Kid–Cosmic Fire, by Capote), a four-time Grade III winner and third in the 2007 GI Breeders' Cup Mile, was euthanized Oct. 29 at Cornell Equine Hospital due to complications from surgery. He was 19 years of age.

Bred in Kentucky by Patricia Pavlish, Cosmonaut was purchased by trainer Carlos Martin on behalf of Carl Lizza's Flying Zee Stable for $105,000 at the 2003 Keeneland September Sale and was a two-time winner and runner-up in the 2005 Commonwealth Turf. Turned over to Patrick Biancone the following season, the gray won the GIII Golden Gate Fields H. and GIII Arlington H. He successfully defended his title in the latter event as a 5-year-old in 2007 and was runner-up in the GI Shadwell Turf Mile ahead of a third to Kip Deville (Kipling) in that year's waterlogged Mile at Monmouth Park. He remained in training through 2009, winning that year's GIII Fort Marcy S. for trainer Phil Serpe.

He retired with a record of eight wins from 36 starts and earnings of nearly $1.4 million, earning the right to stand in New York at Lynwood and Susie O'Cain's Highcliff Farm, and he later covered mares at Mill Creek Farm, Saratoga Stud and Keane Stud. Cosmonaut is the sire of 46 winners, four of which are black-type winners, including GIII Bourbonette Oaks heroine Wonderment. He was retired to Old Friends at Cabin Creek in 2018.

“Cosmonaut was a wonderful old guy and loved his peaceful life being an ambassador for aftercare, but mainly loved his alfalfa,” Old Friends at Cabin Creek owner and manager JoAnn Pepper said in a tweet October 29. “We miss him so much already. They never get to stay long enough.”

 

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Appropriately Named Howling Time Wins Street Sense on Halloween

STREET SENSE S., $200,000, Churchill Downs, 10-31, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:44.68, ft.
1–HOWLING TIME, 122, c, 2, by Not This Time
               1st Dam: Werewolf, by Arch
               2nd Dam: She's Justa Friend, by Hussonet
               3rd Dam: Sage Cat, by Tabasco Cat
($200,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-Springhouse Farm (KY); T-Dale L. Romans; J-Joseph Talamo. $121,140. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $190,600.
2–Red Danger, 122, c, 2, Orb–Forget It, by Distorted Humor. ($17,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV). O-Silverton Hill LLC; B-Dattt
Farm LLC (KY); T-Brian A. Lynch. $39,400.
3–Red Knobs, 122, c, 2, Union Rags–Hokey Okey, by Lonhro
(Aus). ($75,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Jim Bakke & Gerald
Isbister; B-Caldara Farm Inc. & Flaxman Holdings Limited
(KY); T-Dale L. Romans. $19,700.
Margins: 3 1/4, 4, 5HF. Odds: 1.90, 3.30, 4.50.
Also Ran: Skippylongstocking, Guntown, Sport Pepper, Luni Sima. Scratched: Kiss the Sky, Lucky Boss.

Hunch players the world over had to delight in a colt named Howling Time–out of a mare named Werewolf–winning the Street Sense S. at Churchill on Halloween. The 9-5 choice appeared to hesitate for a fraction of a second leaving the gate, but was swiftly up to a joint third while in the clear on the outside. He stayed in striking range through reasonable :24.65 and :49.31 fractions, inched up on the turn, and emerged from the fray with the lead. Rider Joe Talamo threw a few crosses and kept Howling Time's mind on business in early stretch, but turned it into a hand ride in late stretch once it was apparent the dark bay had the win secure. He crossed the wire 3 1/4 lengths on top.

“It's pretty fitting a horse with a Halloween theme wins today,” said winning trainer Dale Romans. “I'm just glad it was ours. He won impressively in his debut last month. He's shown us in his training and his pedigree that he should like stretching out in distance. So, winning at six furlongs on debut was very impressive. Then, to come back and do that today showed how talented he is.”

Howling Time came into the Street Sense with a debut win Sept. 25 over this track at 2 1/2 furlongs shorter than Sunday's race. In a similar trip, he had tracked while wide that day, then wore down the leaders to score by 1 1/2 lengths, getting an 81 Beyer for the effort. The Street Sense marked his first black-type win and the juvenile remained undefeated in two starts.

Werewolf hails from the same family as $2.1-million Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old Desert Party (Street Cry {Ire}), who would go on to be a GSW in the U.S. and a MGSW in the U.A.E. Werewolf has a colt by Air Force Blue, born in February, and has been bred back to Bolt d'Oro. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Street Sense Filly Romps in Rags to Riches

Sandstone earned her second straight open-lengths win under the Twin Spires with a wire-to-wire victory in the Rags to Riches S. at Churchill Sunday. The dark bay filly  took the lead early was shadowed by favorite Yuugiri through an opening quarter in :24.51. Favored Yuugiri rolled up to challenge the pacesetter after a half in :48.55 and appeared to gain a slim advantage in upper stretch, but Sandstone battled back and powered clear to an authoritative victory.

Freshened up after finishing a well-beaten fifth in her 5 1/2-furlong debut at Churchill May 28, Sandstone returned with a romping nine-length victory over one mile in Louisville Oct. 3.

RAGS TO RICHES S., $197,500, Churchill Downs, 10-31, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:44.18, ft.
1–SANDSTONE, 122, f, 2, by Street Sense
                1st Dam: Seattle Shimmer, by Seattle Slew
                2nd Dam: Golden Gale, by Summer Squall
                3rd Dam: Gold Whirl, by Mr. Prospector
($165,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Susan
Moulton; B-Mark & Cindy Stansell (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek;
J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $127,500. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, $199,960. *1/2 to Sway Away (Afleet Alex), MGSP,
$206,800.
2–Yuugiri, 122, f, 2, Shackleford–Yuzuru, by Medaglia d'Oro.
O/B-Sekie & Tsunebumi Yoshihara (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset.
$40,000.
3–Mama Rina, 122, f, 2, Gormley–Honky Tonk Rose, by Forest
Wildcat. ($31,000 Ylg '20 KEEJAN; $65,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP).
O-Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables, Scott Akman, Nehoc
Stables, Paul Braverman & Magdalena Racing; B-Lee McMillin,
Randy Faulkner & Joe Travelsted (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek.
$20,000.
Margins: 10 3/4, 15 1/4, 5 3/4. Odds: 2.70, 0.60, 3.80.
Also Ran: Manasota Sunset. Scratched: Dressed.
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