Uncle Mo diagnosed with cholangiohepatitis

After seven weeks of extensive testing with some of the top equine

internists in the country, Mike Repole, owner of Eclipse Award-winning

juvenile champion UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie), has been given a diagnosis

for the colt, it was announced Friday.

Following a biopsy of the liver and lymph nodes, it was found that

the three-year-old colt, who has been turned out at WinStar Farm near

Lexington, Kentucky, for the past three weeks, has been diagnosed with

cholangiohepatitis.

The team of internists Dr. Bill Bernard, Dr. Doug Byars, and Dr. Tom

Divers issued the following statement:

"Uncle Mo has been diagnosed with cholangiohepatitis. The cause of

how he contracted cholangiohepatitis is unknown. Since Uncle Mo has been

at WinStar he has gained 67 pounds, his blood work is going in the right

direction, his energy level is up and his attitude has improved. We are

optimistic about his prognosis and getting back to the track and

continuing his racing career."

Uncle Mo was the top Kentucky Derby (G1) prospect this year, making his

seasonal bow a 3 3/4-length win in the Timely Writer S. at Gulfstream Park on

March 12. That brought the bay colt's record to a unbeaten four-for-four, but

signs something was amiss came in his next start, the Wood Memorial (G1), where

he finished third.