Aqueduct
Takaful passing on trip to Dubai
Barbara D. Livingston Vosburgh winner Takaful may have early company in the Toboggan from Green Gratto.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Takaful, winner of the Grade 1 Vosburgh last fall, is no longer under consideration for the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said.
Takaful, owned by Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Stables, returned to New York from South Florida last week.
“He needed to be doing 110 percent to go,” McLaughlin said. “We opted not to go.”
Takaful finished third in the Grade 3 Toboggan on Jan. 27 at Aqueduct before shipping to Florida the following week. He worked Feb. 16 at Palm Meadows but has not worked since.
There are no plans for Takaful’s next race.
