Tiago (horse)

Tiago
Tiago and jockey Mike E. Smith after winning the 2007 Goodwood Handicap.
Sire	Pleasant Tap
Grandsire	Pleasant Colony
Dam	Set Them Free
Damsire	Stop The Music
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	2004
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Jerome & Ann Moss
Owner	Jerome & Ann Moss
Trainer	John Shirreffs
Record	18: 5-3-4
Earnings	$2,334,270
Major wins
Santa Anita Derby (2007) Swaps Stakes (2007) Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap (2007) Oaklawn Handicap (2008)

Tiago (foaled March 8, 2004, died November 2015) was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse.

His sire is the 1992 U.S. Outstanding Older Male Horse, Pleasant Tap. His dam is the stakes winning mare Set Them Free, by Stop The Music, making him a half-brother to 2005 Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo. The colt was named after the son of singer Sergio Mendes, a longtime friend of the owners. Tiago and Giacomo are the same names, meaning James, the first being Portuguese and the second, Italian. The two horses also shared the same racing silks.

Tiago made his racing debut as a two-year-old in a Maiden Special Weight race at Santa Anita Park on December 26, in which he placed third.

On January 23, Tiago finished second in another Maiden Special Weight race but was bumped to first place after the leader was disqualified for interference down the stretch. The colt then ran in the Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on March 3, 2007, where he finished seventh. On April 7, Tiago rallied to win the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby at odds of 29-1. This was jockey Mike E. Smith's first trip aboard the bay colt. On May 5, Tiago made his first appearance outside of Southern California racing circuit, placing seventh in the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby, which was won by Street Sense at Churchill Downs. Tiago then returned to California to train and skipped the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. The colt returned to the East Coast to finish third behind Rags to Riches and Curlin in the 139th running of the Belmont Stakes on June 9, 2007, at Belmont Park.