Churchill 5th.. 12yo mare off 9 year layoff?

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courtesy of drf:


Grand Forks to work for vet

Grand Forks, the 12-year-old mare who was a late scratch Wednesday at Churchill, was scheduled to breeze while being watched by a state veterinarian Saturday morning at the Thoroughbred Training Center in Lexington, according to chief steward John Veitch.

Grand Forks has not raced since August 2000. Veitch informed owner-trainer Kathleen Costello about 12 minutes before the fifth race Wednesday that even though she had complied with all posted requirements to make the horse eligible to run, he was invoking his discretionary powers to request that Grand Forks have at least one workout before a state vet prior to being approved to race.