Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) – Mucho Macho Man, third in the Whitney Handicap, has been scratched from Saturday’s Woodward due to an off track.<\/p>\n
Trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man was withdrawn from the 1 1\/8-mile Woodward after steady rain Saturday turned Saratoga’s main track sloppy.<\/p>\n
“It’s a huge disappointment,” said owner Patti Reeves. “We just don’t want to risk running him on an off track.”<\/p>\n
Mucho Macho Man was eased in the Florida Sunshine Millions on Jan. 9 after failing to handle the sloppy Gulfstream Park track. He came down with a mild virus that kept him out of the Gulfstream Park Handicap, a race he won last year. He returned on June 14 at Belmont Park in the Criminal Type Stakes and finished third.<\/p>\n
Mucho Macho Man, winner of six of his 21 career starts for $2,440,410, will now be pointed toward the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 28 at Belmont Park.<\/p>\n
The original seven-horse Woodward field has now been reduced to five. Fort Larned was scratched on Thursday with a minor injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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