By Rick Howlett
Louisville, KY – The owner of Kentucky Derby contender Uncle Mo has decided to scratch the colt from the Kentucky Derby.
Mike Repole made the decision after conferring with trainer Todd Pletcher and a team of veterinarians.
Uncle Mo, the 9-2 second favorite in the Derby, has been hampered by
gastrointestinal inflammation but was thought to be improving.
Uncle Mo was undefeated as a two-year-old but finished third in
last month's Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Park.