| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | $1,234,750 |
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| 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | $1,094,000 |
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At 3: 1– Goodwood S. (G1), Santa Anita Derby (G1), Swaps Breeders' Cup S. (G2), 3– Belmont S. (G1)
At 4: 1– Oaklawn H. (G2), 2– Goodwood S. (G1), Strub S. (G2), Californian S. (G2), 3– Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), San Fernando S. (G2)
Tiago, who finished fifth in last year's Breeders' Cup Classic Powered by Dodge (G1), had been somewhat of a question mark for a return to this year's Breeders' Cup, but his prospects brightened considerably when he finished second on Santa Anita's synthetic Pro-Ride surface in the Goodwood Stakes (G1), just a length back of winner Well Armed.
His race was even more impressive given the amount of trouble he encountered.
"I was behind horses and I waited to see if there was going to be a split," jockey Mike Smith said. "If there was, I was going to be late in the race. By then, I thought Well Armed would get away. So I waited and cut the corner, then I wheeled out. But another horse kind of wheeled out, too, and it started a chain reaction that sent us way out there. So I took about three steps sideways instead of forward. I would have liked to have seen what those three steps might have become. Maybe the outcome would have been the same. But it certainly would have been a lot closer. Nevertheless, he ran good. He's back on track."
Trainer John Shirreffs, after Tiago finished second in the Goodwood Stakes (G1):
"I thought Tiago ran great. He had a little traffic problem, which we all saw.
"I think [it sets us up for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)]. We'll see how things go from here. But it looks good."