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(Silent Tactic after winning the G3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park / Photo by Coady Media) From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Darren Rogers: BRUISED FOOT KNOCKS SILENT TACTIC OUT OF DERBY 152; MY MISS MO OUT OF OAKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) – John Oxley’s Silent Tactic has
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