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Eskendereya Scratched Out of Derby
Updated: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:00 AM
Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:36 AM
Eskendereya, favored for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was scratched out of the May 1 classic on the morning of April 25 due to slight filling in left front leg.
Trainer Todd Pletcher announced that the 3-year-old son of Giant's Causeway is not lame and that the exact nature of the injury is not known. He said additional diagnostic testing will shed light on the injury.
Pletcher said the colt?s last several exercise gallops were not consistent with previous form, but that he attributed it to the sloppy nature of the Churchill Downs track.
Owned by Ahmed Zayat?s Zayat Stables, Eskendereya was coming into the Derby off impressive victories in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (gr. II) and Wood Memorial (gr. I). The colt has won four of six starts with one second and earnings of $725,700.
This is the second year in a row that the probable Derby favorite has been scratched prior to the race. Last year, morning line favorite I Want Revenge was scratched on the morning of the race.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/56650/eskendereya-scratched-out-of-derby
Eskendereya Scratched Out of Derby
Updated: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:00 AM
Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:36 AM
Eskendereya, favored for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was scratched out of the May 1 classic on the morning of April 25 due to slight filling in left front leg.
Trainer Todd Pletcher announced that the 3-year-old son of Giant's Causeway is not lame and that the exact nature of the injury is not known. He said additional diagnostic testing will shed light on the injury.
Pletcher said the colt?s last several exercise gallops were not consistent with previous form, but that he attributed it to the sloppy nature of the Churchill Downs track.
Owned by Ahmed Zayat?s Zayat Stables, Eskendereya was coming into the Derby off impressive victories in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (gr. II) and Wood Memorial (gr. I). The colt has won four of six starts with one second and earnings of $725,700.
This is the second year in a row that the probable Derby favorite has been scratched prior to the race. Last year, morning line favorite I Want Revenge was scratched on the morning of the race.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/56650/eskendereya-scratched-out-of-derby
