Sucks for the connections, but the connections changed trainers for a clear reason. It's not that Negrete was doing anything wrong with the horse, but if the horse had stayed in Florida at Calder, there were no real G1 opportunities, which was clearly the reasoning for the move and it had been said that they were looking to get him a G1 win for his stallion resume. Ritvo is a Calder guy, who has a string in New York hence the change because I don't believe Negrete trains anywhere other than Calder. It's just one of the sad, harsh realities of the sport than can happen at any time and it's a situation where you feel horrible for the connections.
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