Champion Shanghai Bobby Retired

Starlight Racing's champion Shanghai Bobby (Harlan's Holiday–Steelin', by Orientate) has been retired from racing with a suspensory injury and will enter stud for 2014 at Ashford Stud in Kentucky.ÜI?s very disappointing as he ran really well off the layoff and we were looking forward to going back to Santa Anita with him for the Breeder? Cup Sprint or the Dirt Mile,” trainer Todd Pletcher stated. “He was a really great two-year-old, undefeated in five starts over five different distances ranging from 4Ω furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. He displayed his brilliant speed in the Hopeful and Champagne and then showed tremendous courage to win the Breedersí Cup Juvenile.î More to follow.

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