Why Grande was scratched from the 2025 Kentucky Derby
Why Grande was scratched from the 2025 Kentucky Derby
Grande -- owned by Mike Repole and trained by Todd Pletcher -- was set to race in the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
But then, the thoroughbred was scratched on Thursday along with Rodriguez. Why is that?
Repole posted a long note on X (formerly Twitter) explaining that veterinarians made the call: "He has been battling a slight cracked heel this week which has been improving. To be cautious, Todd X-rayed on Monday and the horse had clean X-rays. On Wednesday, the state vets asked us if we could do a PET scan, and Grande had that yesterday and it was also clean."
There had been improvement to the heel, but despite "clean diagnostics," the horse was stratched.
There you have it.
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