Unbeaten sophomore Dream Tree (Uncle Mo), last seen romping in Saratoga's GII Prioress S. and a would-be major contender for the GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint next Saturday, will be forced to miss the race after suffering from an entrapped epiglottis during a work. She will be withdrawn from the upcoming Keeneland November sale as well. The $750,000 Fasig-Tipton Florida grad had worked in :46.80 (2/68) at Santa Anita Friday.
“She breezed this morning and displaced,” confirmed Tom Ludt, head of U.S. operations for owner Phoenix Thoroughbreds. “Being a valuable horse, she will be scratched from the Breeders' Cup and the [Keeneland November] sale,” said Phoenix Thoroughbreds' Tom Ludt. “She will have throat surgery Monday and we will regroup and run her again next year. It is unfortunate timing.”
The Bob Baffert pupil capped a three-for-three juvenile season in the GI Starlet S., and annexed the GII Las Virgenes S. in February before resurfacing at the Spa.
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