Graded stakes winner Miz Ida retired

Graded stakes winner Miz Ida, unplaced in three races this year, including most recently July 5 in the Ellis Park Turf, has been retired due to declining form, trainer Steve Margolis said.

A 5-year-old Proud Citizen mare, Miz Ida won a division of the Grade 3 Valley View at Keeneland in 2012 and the Grade 3 Mint Julep Handicap last year at Churchill when racing for her owners and breeders, Richard and Bert Klein.

Her departure, coupled with an injury to Embellishing Bob, the Derby Trial winner, leaves a void at the top level in the Margolis stable.

The latter exited the Grade 3 Iowa Derby, a race in which he was second, with chips in a knee that required surgery, Margolis said. He is expected to resume training in 100 days, which would put him on target for a return during the Fair Grounds meet over the winter.