Skinner

[1hooper]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Kevin Kerstein Kentucky Racing Communications Churchill Downs (office) [e-mail]

SKINNER SCRATCHED FROM KENTUCKY DERBY 149
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 5, 2023) – C R K Racing’s Skinner has been scratched from Kentucky Derby 149 because of an elevated temperature. The horse was scratched by trainer John Shirreffs, according to Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards.
With the defection of Skinner, the Kentucky Derby field is down to 19 starters.
Practical Move, Lord Miles and Continuar (JPN) were scratched on Thursday.
The last time four horses were scratched from the Kentucky Derby was 2015 when 22 horses entered the race.
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[eye123]

Wild On Ice,Practical Move,Lord Miles,Continuar,Skinner ....come on Saturday before this starts to look like the typical weekday 3rd race at Santa Anita...

[cindyloujazz]

So, what happens now? Do they leave that gate empty? Move horses out from the 1 or move horses in again from the 20?
I really need to know.
These scratches are messing up my tri calculations!

[1hooper]

May 5, 2023 11:16:30 GMT -5 cindyloujazz said:

So, what happens now? Do they leave that gate empty? Move horses out from the 1 or move horses in again from the 20?
I really need to know.
These scratches are messing up my tri calculations!

They will announce 1-19 or 2-20 this afternoon.

[cindyloujazz]

Thanks, hooper!