Twice classic-placed Tacitus got his first winner as a sire when his 2-year-old filly Tacit Value was victorious July 31 at Delaware Park.
Starting her fourth career race, Tacit Value was able to put it all together, taking control of the 5 1/2-furlong maiden claiming race after bumping with rivals and bobbling at the start, according to the Equibase race chart. The chestnut went head-to-head with Kuaga and overtook her rival with five-sixteenths to the wire.
Coming around the turn, Tacit Value grew her 4 1/2-length lead to 6 3/4 lengths by the time she crossed the wire in 1:05.32.
The Leaf Stable homebred now boasts a 1-1-1 record after four starts for trainer Robert Leaf Jr.
Her sire entered stud in 2022 and stood this year at Taylor Made Stallions near Nicholasville, Ky., for $10,000.
On the track, the Juddmonte homebred finished on the board in 11 of 17 starts (4-4-3) with $4,267,350 in earnings. The three-time graded stakes winner, who placed in an additional seven graded stakes, had a fantastic 3-year-old campaign.
Starting 2019 with wins in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) and Wood Memorial Stakes (G2), the son of Tapit then finished third in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and second in the Belmont Stakes (G1). He capped the year with seconds in the Jim Dandy (G2) and Travers Stakes (G1) before running third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1).
