Sadler's Joy to skip BC Turf

Sadler’s Joy, who has run in each of the past two editions of the Breeders’ Cup Turf, will not participate in that race this year, trainer Tom Albertrani said Sunday.

Albertrani said he was not happy with how Sadler’s Joy came out of his third-place finish in the Oct. 5 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic in which he was beaten a half-length by Arklow.

“It looked like it took something out of him,” Albertani said. “I wasn’t confident enough to go.”

Sadler’s Joy, a Grade 1 winner and earner of $2.3 million, finished third behind Enable in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs. He finished fourth in the 2017 BC Turf at Del Mar.

Albertrani said Sadler’s Joy could point to the Red Smith on Nov. 23 at Aqueduct. He will remain in training in 2020 with the goal of getting to Dubai in March, Albertrani said.