Foot abscess forces Texas Red to abandon Risen Star

Texas Red has plenty of time to recover (Breeders’ Cup Ltd.)

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red (Afleet Alex) will miss the February
21 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds due to a foot abscess.

Trained and co-owned
by Keith Desormeaux, the bay colt remains under consideration for the Kentucky
Derby and will likely target either the April 4 Santa Anita Derby (G1) or the
April 11 Arkansas Derby (G1) for a final prep race.

After registering his first stakes tally with a 6 1/2-length Juvenile romp,
Texas Red opened 2015 with a fast-finishing neck second in the seven-furlong San
Vicente (G2) on February 1. The late runner was bet down to 9-1 favoritism among
the individual interests in last weekend’s Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2,
the only individual at single-digit odds.