Exaggerator to Rest at WinStar
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Exaggerator
Future plans are on hold for Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), Preakness (gr. I), and Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Exaggerator, who finished seventh in the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) Sept. 24.
"He's on his way to WinStar (Farm in Versailles, Ky.) as we speak," trainer Keith Desormeaux said Sept. 30 at Santa Anita Park. "He's going there for a freshening and we'll huddle up with their people to see if the (Breeders' Cup) Classic is still under consideration, but we're not sure yet. He's in WinStar's hands now."
The Curlin colt's 3-year-old season has been up and down. Beginning with the Santa Anita Derby, he won every other race until he finished off the board in consecutive starts in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course and the Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing.
In nine starts this year, Exaggerator has more than $2.5 million in earnings with a 3-2-1 record.
In April WinStar announced it entered into an agreement to acquire the breeding rights to Exaggerator and will syndicate him upon his retirement from racing.