In this week's On Racing: The great jockeys who get to choose how they end their careers consider themselves lucky, and the grandest of all finales occurred 60 years ago this March.
After running a quiet second in the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent Tactic announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials with a devastating rally and widening victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park.
Recent times have been difficult for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, but there was a much different feeling Feb. 6 as he watched the stretch run of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The Inglis Digital USA February Sale closed Feb. 6, further displaying the auction company's status as a reliable venue for trade ahead of the broodmare season, led by broodmare prospect More Than a Diva at $50,000.