Charge It ready to move forward after having throat problem corrected
ELMONT, N.Y. - Charge It, the Florida Derby runner-up who finished 17th in the Kentucky Derby, arrived at trainer Todd Pletcher’s Belmont Park barn Monday morning from Churchill Downs. Charge It underwent a minor throat procedure following the Kentucky Derby, Pletcher said.
“We’re pretty confident he displaced his soft palate, so hopefully we’ve done something to correct that,” Pletcher said. “We have no firm plans at the moment.”
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Charge It, a son of Tapit, finished second in his career debut before winning a maiden race by 8 1/2 lengths at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 12. In his first try against winners, Charge It finished second to White Abarrio in the Florida Derby before the Kentucky Derby, where he was beaten 28 lengths by Rick Strike.
“Certainly, we feel like he’s more talented than that, so now we can regroup a little bit,” Pletcher said. “Don’t know where he’ll make his next start necessarily but he’s physically in good order.”