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I'll Have Another Scratched From Belmont Stakes

By Rick Howlett
Published June 8, 2012 at 5:56 PM EDT

Triple Crown contender I’ll Have Another has been scratched from tomorrow’s Belmont Stakes.Trainer Doug O’Neill says he pulled the colt from the race after he showed early signs of tendonitis in his left front leg.    O’Neill told radio talk show host Dan Patrick that he’s not sure how I’ll Have Another was injured, but he’s not taking any chances by running him Saturday.I’ll Have Another was positioned to become racing’s first Triple Crown winner since1978.  He won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in dramatic fashion, overtaking Bodemeister in the stretch run of both races.O’Neill says the injury is not life-threatening but may end I’ll Have Another’s racing career.   

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Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
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