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Monday, April 26, 2010

Eskendereya Scratches from Derby

With the Kentucky Derby only five days away, I have some sad news. The early favorite, Eskendereya, was scratched from the race yesterday making this the second year in a row the early favorite has been scratched from the race. Last year, it was I Want Revenge scratched the very morning of.

He was withdrawn because of a slight swelling in his left front leg.

"He has a filling from his ankle to his knee," trainer Todd Pletcher said at a news conference at Churchill Downs. "The horse isn't lame. I wouldn't call it that. He's not uncomfortable; he's slightly off. His last couple of gallops have not been up to par. We're hopeful that this is not career threatening. We'll do further diagnostics and see."

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