Allegre scratched from Turf

Allegre will miss his shot in the Turf (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) prospect ALLEGRE (Orientate) was scratched late
Thursday afternoon after developing an abscess in his right front foot.

Trainer Brian Koriner reported the foot trouble on Thursday morning, opting
not to send the four-year-old out to the track for his usual exercise. A
decision on his status for the Turf was originally expected to come on Friday.

Allegre had a three-race win streak, which included victories in the Wildcat
H. and Black Bart S., broken when third in the Walter R. Cluer Memorial S. at
Turf Paradise last out. The bay was listed at 50-1 on the morning line for the Turf,
with John Velazquez named to ride.

Strike the Deal’s “hiccup” is a thing of the past (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

Trainer Jeremy Noseda reported the four-year-old chestnut, who captured the
World Trophy (Eng-G3) and Scarborough S. in his past two starts, was “back on
track” for Saturday’s race.

“Things went well today,” said Noseda, who closely watched Strike the Deal as
he galloped on the Pro-Ride. “He’s back on track.”

LILLIE LANGTRY (Ire) (Danehill Dancer), the 3-1 favorite on the morning line
in the Juvenile Fillies Turf, created a brief stir when unseating her rider on
Thursday morning. Trainer Aidan O’Brien said the Group 2 winner became
frightened and reacted, dropping the rider, who held onto the reins and did not
let Lillie Langtry get loose.

“She got a little detached from the others (in O’Brien’s string) and got
confused,” O’Brien said. “When she started looking, she was like a child after
losing her mommy. She started looking, and she didn’t know whether to go forward
or backward. And she couldn’t see the other horses.”

O’Brien took over for the rider, who had fallen hard but was not injured, and
climbed into the saddle. He said he wanted to make sure the filly calmed down.