Tacitus at 14-1 looks very appealing to me. I thought he had an excellent derby prep in the Wood Memorial.
The Wood was odd last year when Johnny Velazquez was not DQ’d — I thought he should have come down — but later fined for his ride.
This year, there was the 15-day suspension eventually awarded to visiting rider Nik Juarez for his rough ride from the gate.
Tacitus could very well win, certainly in the discussion but not among my top picks just yet. I will wait for the draw and immediately scratch whoever draws the rail.
Jose Ortiz will def have TACITUS right there at the top of the lane....him and his brother Irad are probably among the top 5 riders in the world right now...
I believe I have “a dog in that hunt”. LOL