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Thumb_hersh Marcus Hersh , Kentucky Downs , 09/03/2018 - DRF Live Posted : Sep 3, 2018, 11:53 AM

Prado's Sweet Ride, pulled up just after the start of the One Dreamer S. on Saturday, is fine

Prado's Sweet Ride suffered no injuries during an incident early in the One Dreamer Stakes on Saturday at Kentucky Downs, trainer Chris Block reported Monday morning.

Prado's Sweet Ride was pulled up in apparent distress just after the start of the One Dreamer and vanned off the course, but even by the time the state veterinarian arrived on the Kentucky Downs backstretch it seemed apparent there was nothing seriously amiss with the mare. 

"She stepped in a hole or divot three strides in, either a soft spot or an uneven spot," said Block. Prado's Sweet Ride hopped awkwardly on her hind end trying to balance herself giving the visual impression she had gone wrong, which is what jockey Julien Leparoux told Block he felt from Prado's Sweet Ride's back. "Julien thought she broke down and I did, too."

Prado's Sweet Ride was vanned off the course as a precautionary measure and never showed any sign of lameness, said Block.

The Illinois-bred mare is scheduled to be retired at the end of this racing season and Block said he had no firm plan regarding potential races this fall.

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