Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 30, 2021 Journalists Share Posted April 30, 2021 Fern Circle Stables, Three Chimneys Farm and Magdalena Racing's King Fury (Curlin) will be forced to scratch from Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby after spiking a fever Friday, his trainer Ken McPeek announced via a video on twitter. The $950,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling and last-out GIII Stonestreet Lexington S. winner was drawn in post 16 and was 20-1 on the morning line. “King Fury spiked a 104 fever this afternoon after he galloped this morning. He went off his feed. We obviously have to do the right thing–I feel gutted for [owners] Paul Fireman and Goncalo Torrealba and [jockey] Brian Hernandez and all the people who have worked so hard to get him to this race, but unfortunately, he is not 100%,” McPeek said. “This is a horse who has been doing well all week–anyone who watched him train had to be impressed, I know I was. We felt pretty confident going into this race. We had a big chance. We're obviously going to scratch him, on veterinarian advice–which is an easy one. We'll take him out, regroup and point to another race. I think you'll probably see this horse pointed for the [Aug. 28 GI] Travers, which I think is a great spot.” The post King Fury to Scratch from Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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