New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Former top ranked thoroughbred Palace Malice suffered a major drop in the rankings this week following his retirement from racing.<\/p>\n
The 4-year-old colt, owned by Dogwood Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher, was retired after sustaining an injury in the Whitney Handicap last month at Saratoga when finishing sixth. A deep bone bruise in his left hind leg was revealed after an examination at Rood & Riddle Veterinary Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.<\/p>\n
“This situation causes us to address retiring Palace Malice, although Dr. Larry Bramlage’s prognosis states that the horse should race to his true potential as a five-year-old, after sufficient time for healing this problem,” Dogwood president Cot Campbell said lat Friday.<\/p>\n
“After winning four straight graded stakes, including the Grade I Metropolitan Mile, Palace Malice ran a uncharacteristic race in the Whitney on August 2, and worked several times in a lackluster manner following that race. When no apparent reason for that emerged, we flew him to Kentucky on September 2 and the examination revealed the reason for this change in form.”<\/p>\n
Palace Malice dropped from fifth to eighth in the NTRA Thoroughbred Poll with one first-place vote and 92 points.<\/p>\n
Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan remains first in the voting with 25 top votes and 351 points. The 7-year-old gelding won the Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga on Aug. 30 in his return start from colic surgery on May 16.<\/p>\n
Eclipse Award winner Shared Belief, winner of the Pacific Classic, received five first-place votes and 310 points for second followed by California Chrome (5, 293 and Close Hatches (1, 252).<\/p>\n
Gaining a spot in the rankings from six to five is 4-year-old colt Itsmyluckyday, winner of the Woodward on Aug. 30, Trained by Eddie Plesa, the colt received 143 points followed by Wicked Strong (95) and Moreno (94).<\/p>\n
Top 3-year-old filly Untapable is ninth with 83 points and Goldencents, winner of Del Mar’s Pat O’Brien Stakes, is back in the top 10 with 45 points.<\/p>\n
The National Poll continues through the Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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