Post by Ripley on Nov 12, 2014 11:41:23 GMT -5
It is with a disappointed heart that I have to tell the faithful readers that Mastermind is out of the Winter Dawn Treader Cup. Everyone at the news, racing fans and casual fans were looking forward to the Summer Dawn Treader Cup winner's bid for a second win in the series. Unfortunately, as has been pointed out on numerous occasions, two wins is very hard to notch, particularly over the span of a season.
Mastermind was destined to face former stable mate Red Herring and long distance runner, GS Supercharged. The horse looked like a gimme for bettors as he had double the victories of both horses and has been nearly unstoppable this season. The clock is ticking on Mastermind's retirement and this is unfortunate setback as the chestnut has been pointed to this goal for a while now.
We snagged Ripley Marsh just after she made the scratch, but the woman didn't look disappointed in the least.
"I'm not worried about missing the race. He's got three starts left, someone else can win the race. He spiked a fever a week ago after his sensational workout. He's recovered though and can't run for a couple of weeks because of the antibiotics we had to give him to battle the brief illness. He'll be back in time to race. To fill in the lost race, he'll go to the Acceleration Stakes next at Green Horse Fields before wheeling back in the December Week One, Damascus as his final prep for the Dirt Mile."
His growing fan base can rest easy, knowing they will get to see him two more times at The Wire before he retires. An era will be coming to the end at the end of Year Fourteen with both Witch Creek's other domineering horses, Bella Luna, the only Turf Triple Crown winner to date, and the enigmatic, gutsy mare, Cross My Heart, set to retire.
Mastermind was destined to face former stable mate Red Herring and long distance runner, GS Supercharged. The horse looked like a gimme for bettors as he had double the victories of both horses and has been nearly unstoppable this season. The clock is ticking on Mastermind's retirement and this is unfortunate setback as the chestnut has been pointed to this goal for a while now.
We snagged Ripley Marsh just after she made the scratch, but the woman didn't look disappointed in the least.
"I'm not worried about missing the race. He's got three starts left, someone else can win the race. He spiked a fever a week ago after his sensational workout. He's recovered though and can't run for a couple of weeks because of the antibiotics we had to give him to battle the brief illness. He'll be back in time to race. To fill in the lost race, he'll go to the Acceleration Stakes next at Green Horse Fields before wheeling back in the December Week One, Damascus as his final prep for the Dirt Mile."
His growing fan base can rest easy, knowing they will get to see him two more times at The Wire before he retires. An era will be coming to the end at the end of Year Fourteen with both Witch Creek's other domineering horses, Bella Luna, the only Turf Triple Crown winner to date, and the enigmatic, gutsy mare, Cross My Heart, set to retire.
