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INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Zazu, the winner of three graded stakes, will be withdrawn from Saturday's $250,000 Vanity Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park because she is "off behind," trainer John Sadler said on Thursday afternoon.
"She's out," Sadler said. "We did a preliminary diagnosis with X-rays, which were negative. We'll do a nuclear scan on Tuesday."
A nuclear scan is a more elaborate test, which can detect the presence of more minute injuries than a conventional X-ray.
Zazu was considered a leading contender for the Grade 1 Vanity, the top race of the meeting for older fillies and mares on the main track.
Owned by Jerry and Ann Moss, Zazu, 4, has won 4 of 12 starts and $691,985. A filly by Tapit, she won the Grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes and Grade 1 Lady's Secret Stakes last year, but did not start in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs last fall because of soreness in a shoulder.
Zazu made one start earlier this year, finishing fourth behind Vanity favorite Include Me Out in the Grade 2 Marjorie Everett Handicap here on May 19.
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I'm sorry to hear Zazu will not be running in the Vanity. I was looking forward to seeing her again, as it's been awhile since the last time I've seen her. She's not feeling right right now, and it is best to be prudent and rest her, let her heal.
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Here we go again, Sadler runner scratched and will run 3 times a year. Unreal how anyone leaves a horse with him.
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Dear Mr. Anderson,
Zazu, may truly be "off behind", but in my opinion I
think's a good reason to give the media, when the real
reason might be that he and the Moss's don't want to
be beat by Include Me Out again like they were in the
Grade II Marjorie Everett Handicap on May 19.
Sincerely,
Kyle Stasierowski
27-year-old loyal TVG viewer,
HRTV Live Feed viewer,
and TVG Community member
from Alden, New York
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Dear Mr. Anderson,
Zazu, may truly be "off behind", but in my opinion I think's a good
reason to give the media, when the real reason might be that he and the Moss's don't
want to be beat by Include Me Out again like they were in the
Grade II Marjorie Everett Handicap on May 19.
Sincerely,
Kyle Stasierowski
27-year-old loyal TVG viewer, HRTV Live Feed viewer,
and TVG Community member from Alden, New York
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MYSTICAL TERP really ran well in his local debut last time out, closing nicely for the show despite having to deal with a bias that favored speed on the rail as well as a lack of pace in the race; this one promises to set up much better for him, as there's confirmed speed to the outside, and if he's able to stay a little closer in the opening stages he can be expected to make the last run today.
