Plutarch to miss Kentucky Derby

Plutarch, winner of the Grade 3 Robert Lewis Stakes on Feb. 7 at Santa Anita, is off the Kentucky Derby trail, trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday afternoon.

Baffert said Plutarch came out of his win “a little body sore. I just backed off him a little bit. He’s very immature. The timing is bad. I need an extra 30 days.”

Baffert said Plutarch will remain with him at Santa Anita and remain in light training.

“He’s still in light training, but I’m not going to make the Derby with him,” Baffert said.

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Plutarch, a son of Into Mischief out of the multiple Grade 1-winning mare Stellar Wind, has a record of 2-2-2 from six starts. Prior to his victory in the Lewis, he had won a maiden race on turf at Del Mar.

Plutarch is owned by Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, and Derrick Smith.

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