Santa Anita
Hunt rerouted to Seabiscuit Handicap
Emily Shields Hunt upset Saturday's Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Hunt, who was withdrawn from Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs this week because of illness, will be pointed for the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap at Del Mar on Nov. 24, a race he won last year.
“He was off his feed about a week before we were going to send him,” trainer Phil D’Amato said. “We treated him, and he was good.
“We took a final blood before he was going to go on the plane. It wasn’t what we wanted. To err on the side of caution, we decided it was best to skip the plane ride and go for the Seabiscuit.”
Owned by Michael House, Hunt, 6, has won 9 of 29 starts and earned $909,454.
