Life Is Sweet, the 4-year-old filly who finished third in last
month's $700,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park will not make the
much-anticipated second straight run against males in Sunday's $250,000
San Diego Handicap here as expected.
Trainer John Shirreffs and owner Marty Wygod said
yesterday morning that Life Is Sweet's name will not be placed in the
entry box for the San Diego when the deadline strikes this morning.
They said the decision had been all but finalized over the weekend and
Wygod, of Rancho Santa Fe, said it was based on concerns over the
filly's affinity for the Polytrack racing surface here.
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