Lingering foot bruise knocks Silent Tactic out of Preakness
Casse decides to “back off”
Press Release
May 11, 2026
John Oxley’s Silent Tactic, who had been widely viewed as one of the top contenders for Saturday’s 151st running of the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park, has been ruled out of the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.
Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said Monday morning that a lingering issue with a foot bruise will keep the son of Tacitus from running in the Preakness.
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“He galloped good this morning [at Churchill Downs] but it’s still not 100 percent,” Casse said from his base in Ocala, Fla. Monday. “I am not going to ship him all the way to Maryland. We are just going to back off him a little bit and try to get him ready for Saratoga.
Silent Tactic was scratched from the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) because of the bruise in his left front. Silent Tactic has a win and three seconds in four starts this year.
In his last race, he finished second in the Arkansas Derby (G1) March 28, beaten four lengths by Renegade, who was second in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
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