Eskendereya Retired

5/7/2010 8:32 PM  | bloodhorse.com
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Eskendereya powers to victory in the 2010 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream

Zayat Stables’ Eskendereya, runaway winner of the Wood Memorial (gr. I) and Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) and overwhelming early favorite for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), has been retired due to a soft tissue injury.


Owner Ahmed Zayat will retain a significant ownership stake in partnership with Jess Jackson of Kendall Jackson Wine Estates and the owner of Curlin and Rachel Alexandra. Together, Zayat said, they “will work to develop the best progeny for American racing.”

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What the Nation is saying about Eskendereya Retired ...

I'm thinking about what might have been, was anybody else thinking TC besides me....
OK Guys, let's hear it. If Todd would have trained this promising 3YO in California (poly-tracks), would this horse be -on the shelf ???
I'm of the opinion he beats Super Saver, and everyone else, by open lengths if he made it to the gate last weekend. Oh well.
I guess we had to know this was coming.