“They just didn't feel like he was 100 percent.
“They acknowledged that he had made improvement this week,” he said. I feel horrible for Mike (Repole) and Vinnie (Viola) and their families and their teams.”Įurton asked him if he agreed with the veterinarians' decision. At the end of the day, after training him this morning, the regulatory vets didn't feel like he had gotten to the point where they were comfortable. “We noticed a little something on Wednesday,” he told Brittany Eurton on NBC. Pletcher said that the problem with the foot had become apparent Wednesday. You can only be a 3-year-old colt on the first Saturday in May one time in your life. Johnson, the state vets came in and they watched him every single day. Watching Todd and his staff handle this with tremendous grace, we notified the vets, we did X-rays, we brought in Dr. Wednesday he developed a bruise, but bruises can heal in 24 hours or bruises can heal in a week. “This is part of racing and it's the cruel part. “This isn't about me,” Repole told FDTV's Caton Bredar. Upon further examination of the foot in question, the Derby favorite was ruled out of the race.
Repole said that they were concerned about a bruised right front foot that was sustained during training on Wednesday. ET by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission state veterinarian, Churchill Downs said in a press release Saturday.Īfter Forte jogged on the track this morning, a lengthy discussion ensued with state veterinarians, co-owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher. Elias Stable's morning-line favorite Forte ( Violence) was scratched from the GI Kentucky Derby on Saturday at 9 a.m.
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