Uncle Mo to WinStar

TJ · Postby TJ » Mon May 09, 2011 1:56 pm

Uncle Mo was sent to Win Star Farm until they diagnose his condition. Looks like he will sit out the Preakness as well. TJ
http://www.drf.com/news/uncle-mo-will-b ... ins-health

freshman · Postby **freshman** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:19 pm

How much/what kind of layoff did this horse have over the winter? Just wondering if he was let to the farm over the break to be turned out or was he kept at the track in some sort of program?

ElPrado · Postby **ElPrado** » Mon May 09, 2011 5:16 pm

I believe he was in Fla under Todd's supervision.

TJ · Postby TJ » Tue May 10, 2011 6:45 am

freshman wrote:How much/what kind of layoff did this horse have over the winter? Just wondering if he was let to the farm over the break to be turned out or was he kept at the track in some sort of program?

He had one month off at JJ Crupi's farm in Ocala, Florida then retutned to Todd's main string at Palm Meadows in December I believe it was...where he trained till the Timely Writer. He is at this farm until they determine what's actually causing the weight loss, because they are in the center of some of the best medical teams available. TJ

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:53 pm

In my opinion he was just badly stressed because of the latetst race strategy.
The horse raced promintly, the last time they hold him back, fearing the fast pace. But I might be wrong

kimberley mine · Postby **kimberley mine** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:14 pm

I think he was short in the Wood, and then came down with something. It happens. The two aren't necessarily related.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:10 am

Flu can cause weight loss - or any number of maladies.

griff · Postby **griff** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:55 am

and, i suspect Pletcher and his team have as good a handle on this as is possible..

griff

TJ · Postby TJ » Thu May 19, 2011 10:29 am

Slight weight increase for Uncle Mo.....Vets are still baffled as to an actual diagnosis. TJ

http://www.drf.com/news/uncle-mo-gaining-weight-winstar

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:37 pm

TJ, they are not baffled anymore. He was diagnosed cholangiohepatitis. I thought he was starting to look like a Palomino in the Wood Memorial. See link to story:

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing ... ining.aspx

TJ · Postby TJ » Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:46 pm

zinn21 wrote:TJ, they are not baffled anymore. He was diagnosed cholangiohepatitis. I thought he was starting to look like a Palomino in the Wood Memorial. See link to story:

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing ... ining.aspx

Hi Z,
Thank you for the update....Wow, this could have been pretty serious, this is an inflammation of the bile duct and it spreads into the liver.....it is known to create a serious colic in some cases. Let's hope he continues his forward progress and will return to the Pletcher barn in the next couple months. TJ

TJ · Postby TJ » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:34 am

Uncle Mo will shed row under tack a couple days, then begin light training. If all goes well he will return to the track in July. Here's the article. TJ
http://www.drf.com/news/uncle-mo-start- ... nstar-farm