Ageless Out of BC Turf Sprint

Lael Stables’s Ageless (Successful Appeal) has officially been ruled out of a start in the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, according to trainer Arnaud Delacour.

“We are not going to make it,” Delacour said of the mare, who sustained a deep cut below her left hock in winning the Buffalo Trace Franklin County Oct. 9. “I wish we had another two weeks, but you can’t go into a Grade I race half ready. It is just bad timing, but that’s racing.”

Ageless, who finished a close fourth in last year’s Turf Sprint, will return to Fair Hill Training Center Sunday. No decision has been made on the future of her racing career.

“There is no rush to make a decision,” Delacour said. “Everything looks good now, and we expect she will make a full recovery. Then we will just take it one race at a time.”