A regulation implemented by the New York Racing Association last April has required 10-year-old Backsideofthemoon to be moved off the grounds, reports the Daily Racing Form. The rule forbids horses age 10 and old from training or racing at Saratoga, Belmont, or Aqueduct.
Trainer Patrick Reynolds believes the gelding is still sound and fit enough to race, so his career will continue at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. Backsideofthemoon was entered in a race on Monday, Jan. 24, but track conditions forced the cancellation of that card.
Instead, Backsideofthemoon worked at Belmont Park on Jan. 26 and was shipped to Parx late in the morning. He will be trained by Michael Aro at Parx, a trainer with whom Reynolds has a working relationship.
The Parx racing office plans to bring the race back next week.
Backsideofthemoon is a multiple stakes-winning, graded stakes-placed son of Malibu Moon. His record stands at 8-10-10 from 57 starts with earnings of $816,016.
Backsideofthemoon takes his final stroll around Belmont Park after his morning workout, half mile in 51 3/5, Despite being sounder than most horses he has been denied the privilege of stabling at NY tracks due to age discrimination. He is 10. Heartbreaking! pic.twitter.com/Pn0WzGLlM7
— Patrick L. Reynolds (@_joemana) January 26, 2022
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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