As with his namesake, Landeskog injured; he defects from Breeders' Cup
Landeskog, runner-up in the Sept. 21 Gallant Bob Stakes (G2) at Parx Racing, will scratch from the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint, trainer Doug O’Neill said Tuesday morning.
“He’s just telling us he’s not 100 percent, so it’s a pretty easy move to make,” O’Neill said. “It’s nothing major. He tracked today, but it was just an indication we had that he’s not 100 percent, so we’re going to wait.
"From our standpoint, it’s sad because it’s such a big day or racing. But you don’t run them unless they’re 100 percent.”
Landeskog was coming into the Sprint with a record of two wins from five starts.
Coincidentally, the gelding’s namesake, Gabriel Landeskog, captain of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, also is currently sidelined.
“I heard the namesake got hurt too,” O’Neill said. “Maybe it’s twin pain or something.”