United will be back next year at 7
ARCADIA, Calif. – United, the veteran Grade 2 winner scratched from the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Del Mar due to a suspensory injury, will return to campaign next year at age 7, trainer Richard Mandella said this week at Santa Anita.
“He injured a suspensory, but he didn’t tear it, he just strained it,” Mandella said. “He’ll get a couple months off, and we’ll start him back, but he’ll be back.”
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United has been the top distance turf horse in California for three years. After beginning his career winning 1 of 3 at Woodbine in 2018, he relocated to the West Coast and made his California debut for Mandella in 2019. Since then, he has won 9 of 19, including seven graded stakes along with a runner-up finish in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita.
Owned by LNJ Foxwoods, United has won 10 races and $1,813,549 from 22 career starts, including his most recent start on Oct. 2 at Santa Anita in the Grade 2 John Henry Turf Championship.