Kentucky Oaks: My Miss Mo to scratch; Nycon will draw in
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – My Miss Mo will be scratched from Friday's Kentucky Oaks, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said early Wednesday afternoon.
Joseph said the filly, most recently second in the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks, is "not at the level she needs to be for the Oaks this week."
The scratch will allow Nycon, the second also-eligible, into the field, which has a maximum of 14 starters. Trainer Whit Beckman said Wednesday morning that he intends to run Nycon, second in the Busher and most recently fourth in the Grade 2 Gazelle.
The first also-eligible for the overflow Oaks field was Lovely Grey, who drew into the field on Sunday when Bottle of Rouge was declared out with a cough following a breeze that morning.
The lone remaining also-eligible for the Oaks would be Resist, who has until scratch time at 9 a.m. Friday to draw in.
– additional reporting by David Grening