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American Pharoah scratched from BC Juvenile
"If you look at him he appears just fine. The timing is just terrible. I've had to scratch horses before a big race, but this is possibly the worst. "He feels really good. He walks OK, but when he jogs you can see there is something there. Something like this gives you a sickening feeling. It's a disappointment for the barn and the Zayat family, and anyone around the horse." Another scratch announced Tuesday was Handsome Mike from Friday's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. Trainer Leandro Mora was forced to declare the five-year-old because of a leg injury. "He came back from the track after galloping with a little swelling in his left front leg," Mora. "We scanned him, and it came back clean, but the swelling was still there. Four veterinarians recommended that I scratch for the health of the horse. "It was bad timing," said Mora of the injury that he did not consider career-threatening. "He will get 20 days off." Handsome Mike won the 2012 Pennsylvania Derby and has earned $1,005,413 with three victories in 30 starts. He is winless in seven outings this year. Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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