The winning colt of Louisiana Derby, Pants On Fire, will not be a part of the Preakness Stakes
The horse racing community is currently gearing up for the Preakness Stakes. The nine furlong race will take place in two weeks at Pimlico on May 21st.
Pants On Fire, the famous racehorse, would not be competing in this event since he bled his trachea during his last race. He has been sidelined from racing for two months because of this medical problem.
He was sent at 7-1 odds in the Kentucky Derby and came ninth in the May 7th event. The opening in the U.S Triple Crown was captured by Animal Kingdom who will be making his way to the Preakness Stakes.
Apart from Pants On Fire, not taking part in the Preakness Stakes or any other event for two months, he is also being sent to trainer, Kelly Breen’s, barn at Monmouth Park. Kelly Breen also trains the colt, Jump Start.
Kelly Breen said “He bled a significant amount. We are not going to the Preakness’’, Breen said. “We are going to try and heal him up inside out. My main goal right now is in three months is the Haskell’’.
She further commented on the colt’s condition, saying “One of the things we’re working on is his immune system; we were staying on top of his lungs coming into this race so it’s a bit of setback to say we have to work on him. Coming off a mile-and-a-quarter
race, it’s tough to say he’s not fit now, but you have to start from the inside out and heal him up. He’ll probably be going back to the track soon but he’ll just be doing it nice and easy”.
In 2011, Pants On Fire won the Louisiana Derby, with jockey, Rosie Napravnik, aboard him, on March 26. His earnings got boosted to $600,000 after the Louisiana Derby.
Napravnik made history in the Derby chapter by bringing the colt to a ninth finish. She posted the highest finish by a female rider and exclaimed her joy over the situation, saying, “I couldn't have wished for a better trip”.
The trainer still maps out plans for the speedy colt. She said that in the event that the three year old regains health, he might as well make his way to the Haskell Invitational Stakes. The race is scheduled to take place on July 31st at the
Monmouth Park with prize money of $1 million.
The trainer giving a final word on the colt’s condition said that apart from the bleeding, he is fine.
Pants On Fire is owned by Lori and George Hall and has bred with the mare, Cabo de Noche.
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