Good Magic getting time off after Travers Stakes defeat

After finishing ninth of 10 in last Saturday's Travers Stakes, champion colt Good Magic is headed to co-owner Stonestreet Farm in Kentucky for time off.

Bob Edwards, whose e Five Racing owns the other share in the son of Curlin, told The Thoroughbred Daily News that when it comes to future race plans, "We’ll let the horse tell us what he wants to do."

Of course, via Good Magic's Grade 1 Haskell Invitational win, connections have a "Win and You're In" spot for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 3 at Churchill Downs. He remains possible to come back for that race, which would mark the chestnut's first start against older horses.

Trainer Chad Brown told the New York Racing Association's publicity team that Good Magic came out of the Travers sick.

"He had a high white [blood cell] count, so we've been treating with antibiotics and the horse actually looks better today, but I'm not comfortable shipping the horse until early next week," Brown said.

"He's going to get a checkup at Rood and Riddle first. I want to wait to see how he checks out first."

In addition to his third in the Fountain of Youth (G2), Good Magic won Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes (G2), ran second in the Kentucky Derby and battled Justify early in the Preakness Stakes before fading to fourth, just a length back at the wire.

The 2-year-old champion, who broke his maiden in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, may also race again in 2019, with Edwards telling The TDN that "there’s some big money races out there."

Brown said he wants Good Magic to be well and have clean bill of health before he speculates on his campaign leading up to the Breeders' Cup.