Champion Untapable Out of BC Distaff

Defending Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) winner Untapable was withdrawn from the Oct. 30 Distaff (gr. I) at Keeneland the morning of Oct. 27 after spiking a temperature following an Oct. 26 breeze at the Lexington track.

The 4-year-old Tapit   filly was coming into the Distaff after being defeated in the shadow of the wire by Got Lucky in Keeneland's Oct. 4 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I). 

"Unfortunately, she won't run," said Ron Winchell, who campaigns the Eclipse Award winner under the banner of his family's Winchell Thoroughbreds. "She's got a high temperature; she scoped with a little bit of mucus after working the other day. We were hoping for the best but unfortunately it's the right thing to do; we'll have to treat her with some antibiotics, so that pretty much declares her out of the race.

"Disappointment is an understatement. We've been gearing up for the Breeders' Cup since the beginning of the year. We've trained her on the lighter side to get her here in peak form."

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Untapable has won just once this year, the Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I), in six races. She won six of seven a year ago. But she has been competitive in each race, never finishing worse than third this season. 

Winchell said he was leaning toward bringing Untapable back next year for a 5-year-old campaign.

"We haven't made my mind up but I think I'm probably leaning torwad running her this year, especially after having to scratch her out of this race, it kind of makes me want to come back and attempt one more."