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Chance It under the weather, will skip Kentucky Jockey Club

Mike Welsch|Nov 18, 2019

Chance It wins the 2019 In Reality Stakes at Gulfstream Park

Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photos In Reality winner Chance It missed some time due to a temperature.

MIAMI – Chance It, the top juvenile based locally this season, will be forced to skip the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs on Nov. 30 after missing a scheduled work here Sunday.

“He coughed a couple of times and came down with a mild temperature last week, and as a result he will not be able to make the Jockey Club,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. reported. “The Springboard Mile at Remington is our next option, but planning for that race could be tricky with the quarantine issue they are currently dealing with at that track.”

A horse that tested positive for equine herpesvirus at Remington was euthanized last week and the affected barn is under quarantine.

Chance It has not started since drawing away to an easy victory in the 1 1/16-mile In Reality on Sept. 28, his third win in five career starts.

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