There Goes Harvard recovering from illness

There Goes Harvard, winner of the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita in May, is out of training because of illness and unlikely to race again this year.

Trainer Michael McCarthy said on Friday that There Goes Harvard has been sidelined since he finished last of nine in the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap on July 30.

“He got real sick,” McCarthy said. “He’s not doing anything right now. He’s getting better.”

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McCarthy said There Goes Harvard probably would not race again this year. Owned by Michael and Jennifer Cannon, There Goes Harvard has won 4 of 13 starts and earned $455,590. The Hollywood Gold Cup was There Goes Harvard’s third consecutive win and first stakes win.

McCarthy, who starts 2021 champion female sprinter Ce Ce in Saturday’s Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga, will have a leading candidate in the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap on Sept. 3 with Master Piece. A Chilean-bred, Master Piece won the Grade 2 Eddie Read Stakes on turf on July 31.