![]() ![]() Will not need much at all from him from a training standpoint. ![]() “(Disarm has) been back to the track a couple of days now. “Very pleased with how he’s come out of the race,” said trainer Steve Asmussen, who is also planning to saddle Red Route One in the Preakness. Kentucky racing officials put him on a mandatory 14-day veterinary list earlier this week, and on Thursday trainer Todd Pletcher was suspended 10 days by New York officials for Forte’s positive drug test in September, ruling out any slim chance of the horse running in the Preakness.įourth-place Derby finisher Disarm is expected to join Mage in the Preakness field. Mage won the Derby at odds of 15-1 after a tumultuous 10-day stretch at Churchill Downs during which seven horses died and five were scratched from the $3 million race, leaving a field of 18 to run instead of the usual 20.įorte, the morning line favorite, was scratched hours before by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarians who had concerns about a bruised right front foot. “He is making sure that the horse is 100% ready.” “Gustavo has gotten some flack on horse racing Twitter, of course, for not declaring Preakness instantly,” Chamberlin told The Associated Press. “All indications are that Mage is feeling good, doing well on the racetrack.”Ĭhase Chamberlin, co-founder and head of racing for Commonwealth, a consortium that like Restrepo owns a 25% stake in Mage, echoed the sentiment of putting the horse first and defended Delgado for not committing to the Preakness right away. “Every decision that is made on our end, Mage makes that decision for us,” he said. Restrepo said he and the other owners will make the best decision for the lightly raced colt with only four career starts. Logistical preparations are already underway to get Mage from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, to Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore. ![]()
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