Turallure, the beaten favorite in three major turf races this year,
will be getting at least 60 days off after apparent bone bruising was
diagnosed and will miss the upcoming Saratoga meet, if not the rest of
the year, trainer Charlie Lopresti said early Friday from his Keeneland
base.
Turallure, owned by the Four D Stables of Donna Arnold, was second in
the Grade 1 Maker’s 46 in April at Keeneland, then seventh in the Grade
1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill
Downs, and fourth in the Grade 2 Firecracker Handicap last weekend on
closing day of the Churchill spring meet. He was the wagering favorite
in all three, including the 7-10 choice in the Firecracker.
“I’ve been scratching my head about why he hasn’t run as well as we
know he can,” said Lopresti, adding that noted veterinarian Dr. Larry
Bramlage had taken “a bone scan, and sure enough he lit up in a lot of
spots, including the ends of all his cannon bones and his stifles.”
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