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Big Drama a late defection from Vosburgh Champion sprinter Big Drama will be scratched from Saturday's $350,000 Grade 1 Vosburgh at Belmont Park after developing a fever, trainer David Fawkes said Friday afternoon. "He spiked a temperature this morning," said Fawkes of the five-year-old son of Montbrook, who was listed as the 2-1 second choice on the morning line for the six-furlong Vosburgh. "It's really nothing that bad, just unfortunate." According to Fawkes, Big Drama will now likely be trained up to the November 5 Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs, a race he won last year. Earlier Friday, Godolphin Racing's Sangaree was announced as an intended scratch from Saturday's Grade 2 Kelso after developing a cough. "He started coughing (Thursday), and he continued this morning," said assistant trainer Rick Mettee of the six-year-old son of Awesome Again, who was listed at 6-1 on the morning line for the one-mile Kelso. "It's too bad, because we were looking forward to running him." Mettee said Sangaree would most likely now be pointed to the Grade 3, seven-furlong Bold Ruler at Belmont on October 29. Sangaree is winless in five starts this year, most recently finishing second by a neck to Rule in the Birdstone overnight stakes at Saratoga.
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