John Oxley's Silent Tactic (Tacitus) drilled five furlongs in 1:01.60 (7/11) Thursday morning at Oaklawn Park in advance of the Mar. 28 GI Arkansas Derby, for which he figures one of the top few betting selections.A $60,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling turned $500,000 OBS April juvenile, Silent Tactic was returning to the worktab for the first time since dropping a nose decision to Class President (Uncle Mo) in the GII Rebel Stakes on Mar. 1. Prior to that the bay flew home to post an impressive victory in the GIII Southwest Stakes.“He's had an easier week galloping, so we're just trying to take it easy,” said Caden Arthur, who oversees dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse's Oaklawn division. “He's feeling really good going into this race, so we're excited. Hopefully, we can get on the better end of the photo this time or something. But that's part of horse racing. He looked phenomenal today, so we're very happy with it. He won't work again before the race. That was it.”Post positions will be drawn for the Arkansas Derby following the first race this coming Saturday, Mar. 21. According to the Oaklawn racing office, others expected for the $1.5-million contest include 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard and GISP Blackout Time (Not This Time); recent Oaklawn allowance winner Exosome (Candy Ride {Arg}), Litmus Test (Nyquist), winner of the GII Los Alamitos Futurity and third in the Rebel; Sam F. Davis Stakes hero Renegade (Into Mischief); and Taptastic (Tapit), impressive in breaking his maiden at first asking over a mile at Oaklawn Mar. 8.The post Silent Tactic Turns In Final Major Move For Arkansas Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.