10/23/09 (Last updated: 10/22/09 7:20 PM)
Macho Again out of Classic Stephen Foster H. (G1) hero MACHO AGAIN (Macho Uno) has been ruled out of the November 7 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) because of a cough, West Point Thoroughbreds announced. The Dallas Stewart trainee, who came within a head of upsetting Horse of the Year candidate Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro) in the Woodward S. (G1) two back, was last seen finishing fourth in the October 3 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). Macho Again has worked once since the Gold Cup, breezing five furlongs in 1:03 4/5 on a good track at Churchill Downs on October 17. The gray subsequently came down with his cough, which has altered his training timetable enough to cost him a chance at the Breeders' Cup. West Point Thoroughbreds will still likely be represented in the Classic by their veteran AWESOME GEM (Awesome Again), who comes off a driving score in the October 3 Hawthorne Gold Cup H. (G2) for Craig Dollase. |
