Rags to Riches will not run in this weekend's Alabama Stakes, trainer Todd Petcher confirmed Sunday afternoon.
The filly had her training interrupted after spiking a fever prior to the Coaching Club American Oaks. While she arrived in Saratoga late last month and breezed twice (including this morning), Pletcher said there just wasn't enough time to get her race-ready. INstead, he wil hold her out until the Ruffian Handicap at Belmont next month.
A true disappointment for racing fans here who would have flocked to Saratoga to see the star filly, but it's not a decision that comes as a huge surprise given the time she missed in July before being shipped here. Pletcher fans will still have a horse to root for, though, as Octave is a definite starter.
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