Horse Racing: Breeders Cup loses another top horse
The Breeders’ Cup Sprint has suffered yet another blow, as Discreetly Mine will miss the race because of an injury to his left stifle.
Division leader Majesticperfection was the first major defection from the race when retired because of injury late this summer.
Trainer Todd Pletcher said it took several days to diagnose the exact nature of Discreetly Mine’s problem but received the bad news from Dr. Larry Bramlage on Wednesday.
“It’s nothing too serious, but he’ll have to be given 60 days off, which naturally eliminates the Sprint from consideration,” Pletcher said. “If all goes well we hope to have him back in training again this winter at Palm Meadows. This is terribly disappointing to us because obviously this horse found his niche sprinting during the second half of the season.”
Discreetly Mine won his last three starts at distances ranging from six to seven furlongs including the Grade 1 King’s Bishop and Grade 2 Amsterdam this summer at Saratoga.
Two horses who do appear headed for the Sprint are Girolamo and Riley Tucker after finishing first and second respectively on Saturday in Belmont’s Grade 1 Vosburgh Invitational.
The final two major Sprint preps are on tap this week, Friday’s Grade 3 Phoenix at Keeneland featuring Warrior’s Reward and Saturday’s Grade 1 Ancient Title at Hollywood Park.
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