SARATOGA SPRINGS – Rags to Riches is on her way north,
The popular filly, winner of the Belmont Stakes last month, came through a multitude of tests and physicals without any problem, and trainer Todd Pletcher said late Monday morning she should arrive in Saratoga sometime tomorrow.
The filly’s future has been in question for some time, since she was pulled up during a work at Belmont Park shortly after a fever forced her out of the Grade I Coaching Club American Oaks.
Veterinarians at Belmont Park and the New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania gave her a physical and cleared her, but Pletcher had Dr. Paul Thorpe, a personal vet to owners Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith, look over the results as well.
Pletcher said while he never thought anything was seriously wrong with Rags to Riches, he and her owners wanted to take every precaution to make sure she was healthy.
Pletcher said the Grade I Alabama Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 18 remains a possibility, but that will depend on how she works over the next several days.
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