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Despite an uncertain future in the wake of owner Mahmoud Fustok’s death last week: The Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner worked six furlongs in 1:13 on Sunday at Gulfstream, prepping for a possible start in the March 4 Richter Scale Breeders’ Cup Handicap. “He’s in ‘jail’ right now because of the ownership situation,” said trainer Richard Dutrow. “If things are cleared up by the time the race comes around, that’s where we’ll go.”

Posted in Horses on February 14, 2006

Funny Cide Second in Return

And his connections couldn’t be more relieved:

“I’m glad he ran a good race,” trainer Barclay Tagg said after Funny Cide was beaten 1 1/2 lengths by Sir Greeley. “This wasn’t his ideal distance and this was a real salty race. I’m just pleased he showed some life.”

The race, an allowance, was Funny Cide’s first start in many months after a dismal 2005 campaign, in which the now six-year-old Kentucky Derby winner ran five times and finished out of the money in each.

Posted in Horses on February 3, 2006

More on Alex’s Retirement

Trainer Tim Ritchey believes Afleet Alex’s stumble in the Preakness could have caused the injury that led to his retirement on Thursday:

“I was always amazed that he showed absolutely no problems after the Preakness,” Ritchey said. “Even though he appeared sound and never took a bad step, he probably bruised something in the Preakness. If that’s the case, and it makes sense to me that it is, that was probably the cause of the hairline fracture of the cannon bone.”

Dick Jerardi allows that as one possibility, but also wonders:

Was it there all along and just not detected? Did the postoperative training cause it?… Was it inevitable because of the stress of racing?

Bob Ford argues the fault lies with the last.
More from me on this story later in the week …

Posted in Horses on December 3, 2005

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