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Jaycito was withdrawn from Saturday's $1 million Santa Anita Derby on Friday afternoon by trainer Bob Baffert, who said the colt's bruised right front foot had not recovered sufficiently to allow for a start.
Baffert said Jaycito was diagnosed with an abscess after a workout at Hollywood Park on March 22, and that the foot has been tender in recent days. As recently as Friday morning, Baffert was hoping that Jaycito's foot would improve enough to allow for a race.
"He needs a few days off to get him right," Baffert said on Friday afternoon. "The area is just tender."
Baffert said the foot has been slow to respond, which he said surprised him. "For some reasons, it hasn't changed," Baffert said. "I thought we had a hold of it pretty well."
Jaycito's foot will be treated by Florida blacksmith Curtis Burns, who Baffert said was flying to California this weekend to examine the colt. "He's very good," Baffert said. "If he can't fix it, no one can."
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6312172
Baffert said Jaycito was diagnosed with an abscess after a workout at Hollywood Park on March 22, and that the foot has been tender in recent days. As recently as Friday morning, Baffert was hoping that Jaycito's foot would improve enough to allow for a race.
"He needs a few days off to get him right," Baffert said on Friday afternoon. "The area is just tender."
Baffert said the foot has been slow to respond, which he said surprised him. "For some reasons, it hasn't changed," Baffert said. "I thought we had a hold of it pretty well."
Jaycito's foot will be treated by Florida blacksmith Curtis Burns, who Baffert said was flying to California this weekend to examine the colt. "He's very good," Baffert said. "If he can't fix it, no one can."
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6312172
