Pamplemousse Scratched; Out 6 months

[The Indomitable DrugS]

This was a pretty interesting comment I read mid-day yesterday in the Santa Anita Barn notes section from trainer Greg Gilchrist....

Greg Gilchrist: “It looks pretty wide open. I’ve heard stories that The Pamplemousse is not doing well; I don’t know. That’s just a story I heard. I think you’d have to like Pioneerof the Nile.”

I should note that they asked more than a dozen horsemen about the race - and Gilchrist was the only one who hinted that The Pamplemousse might have a problem.