Undefeated Bustin Stones (City Zip–Shesasurething, by Prospectors Gamble) has been scratched out of today's GII Alfred Vanderbilt H. at Saratoga with what appears to be a stone bruise in his foot, said trainer Bruce Levine. ìWe schooled him in the paddock yesterday morning around 11:30 and he came back with a little heat in his foot,î Levine said. ìHe's had that before ñ it comes and goes ñ so it didn't really bother me then. This morning, however, his foot was on fire with a pretty good pulse. He's got some sensitivity. He's not lame or anything, but we couldn't run him.î Bustin Stones, the 2-1 morning line favorite, is undefeated in six starts, including a win in the G1 Carter H. in his last race Apr. 5.
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