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The colt with the three-race winning streak will be sidelined indefinitely because of a lesion in his left front leg, which will keep him out of the May 2 Derby. The Pamplemousse was scratched hours before Saturday’s $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, in which he was the 9-5 morning line favorite. Pioneerof the Nile went on to win by a length in Arcadia, Calif. A pre-race examination showed heat in The Pamplemousse’s front left leg, and more exams Sunday revealed the lesion on the tendon. “He has a small lesion and we’ll do the best thing by the horse,” said Alex Solis II, one of the colt’s co-owners. “The Pamplemousse will run again. His time off will be indefinite, but it will be longer than six months.” Solis, whose father Alex rides The Pamplemousse, said the colt will run again. “He’s not finished, but he will not run in the Kentucky Derby. We’ll evaluate and see how much time he needs,” the younger Solis said. The Pamplemousse had three wins in five career starts, including victories in
Drunken-driving charges against Julio Canani, trainer to one of the leading Kentucky Derby contenders, The Pamplemousse, have been dismissed. Julio Canani will saddle The Pamplemousse as the early horse wagering favorite in Saturday’s $750,000 Santa Anita Derby. It will be the colt’s final start before the 2009 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
