Favourite scratched from Epsom Handicap

by | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Race favourite Pericles has been scratched from Saturday’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m). Trainer James Cummings reported the gelding had “blood in the near side nostril” after completing trackwork on Tuesday, and a subsequent endoscopic examination detected blood in its trachea. Racing NSW Stewards have approved the withdrawal, and Pericles… Read More »

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