(As per Churchill Downs release)
Morning-line favorite I Want Revenge was scratched for the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) on Saturday morning after an undiagnosed problem was detected in the left front ankle of the Jeff Mullins-trained colt.
Dr. Foster Northrop, the attending veterinarian, x-rayed and ultra-sounded the ankle without […]
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Ankle problem forces scratch of morning line favorite I Want Revenge from Derby 135
May 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off
Tags: 2009derbycontenders · fosternorthrupdvm · iwantrevenge · jeffmullins · joetalamo · larrybramlagedvm · offthetrail
Win Willy out of Kentucky Derby 135
April 29th, 2009 · Comments Off
Trainer Mac Robertson has declared Win Willy out of contention for Kentucky Derby 135 as of Wednesday morning, the day that entries for the race are finalized, due to a line that has appeared on an x-ray of the colt’s left front ankle.
Robertson, citing that the line “may or may not be a problem,” states […]
Tags: 2009derbycontenders · offthetrail · winwilly
April 28, 2009 Derby Contender Updates
April 28th, 2009 · Comments Off
(As per Churchill Downs release)
ADVICE/DUNKIRK/JOIN IN THE DANCE – It now appears trainer Todd Pletcher will start three horses in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby 135 – Advice, Dunkirk and Join in the Dance.
After consulting with the various owners of his four potential Derby starters, the five-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer decided to go with three and drop […]
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