Santa Anita: Beholder has fever, will miss Saturday's Vanity
Beholder, the two-time champion, will be withdrawn from Saturday's $300,000 Vanity Stakes because of a 102-degree temperature, trainer Richard Mandella said on Thursday morning.
Beholder was expected to be a solid favorite in the Grade1 Vanity. Mandella said that blood tests taken on Thursday showed an elevated white blood cell count, and the Beholder will be treated with antibiotics.
"She's out," he said. "She's fighting something."
Mandella said that if Beholder recovers rapidly she could resume training within a week.
The absence of Beholder will leave the Vanity with four starters - Warren's Veneda, Gas Total, My Sweet Addiction and Legacy.
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