The following horses were “scratched” from races in California the weekend Dec 2-Dec 4. Yes, their “connections” – their exploiters – had every intention of racing them, but were thwarted by the track vet.

Del Mar – over just three days of racing
South Coast Route – sick
My Amigo – unsound
Antonsen – sick
Take a Leap – sick
Tootufftoswallow – injured
Cat Bandit – sick
Asphalt Andy – unsound
Ajaaweed – injured
Spirit of Makena – unsound
Escape Artist – injured
Maltese Falcon – sick
Hollywood Rumor – unsound
Lucky Vegas – injured
Miss Kaline – sick
Mr. T’s Thirsty – sick
Candy for Carmel – injured
Kanderel – sick

Golden Gate – over just three days of racing
Gee Street – unsound
John Dunbar – unsound
Descartes – injured
Momo’s Kiddo – injured
Safe Combination – injured
Highland Ghost – sick

Los Alamitos – over just two days of racing
Torrid Tommy – injured
Queen Verrazano – unsound (“as it approached the gate”)
My Bella Chick – sick
Not Gonna Last – sick
Eternal Place – sick
Corona de Crystal – injured
Gov From Above – injured

Cal Expo – in just one day of racing
Benny Barsik – injured
Frewil Dakota Sven – lame
Tin Can Timmy – injured