1. Also discussed was a plan to give trainers more leeway to scratch horses in order to enter them back in future races. 2. David Hoffmans, trainer of Black Cash, a contender in the Juvenile, scratched his horse because of a muscle spasm suffered in a gallop Monday at Hollywood. 3. Prime Directive balked and flailed when entering the gate, prompting Jorge Chavez to dismount and leading the trackside veterinarian to scratch the horse. 4. Schulhofer entered Twining in the Dwyer on Friday, but said again that his horse would be scratched unless Holy Bull somehow did not go to the post. 5. That horse was scratched Saturday morning. 6. The horse was scratched after he was kicked by his stable pony while leaving the track Thursday after exercising. 7. The third week of the Saratoga meeting opened with rain Friday, so all turf races were switched to the dirt track, causing many horses to be scratched. 8. The vets have the power to order horses scratched. 9. This horse has been scratched. 10. Two other horses were scratched from races as soon as the sponges were discovered, and another had just worked out. |