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Beethoven out of Florida Derby

By Mike Welsch
Daily Racing Form

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.-Beethoven will not start as planned in Saturday's $750,000 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park because of a slight tendon injury, trainer John Ward said Wednesday. "When I went back to the barn on Wednesday evening I noticed something wasn't quite perfect with Beethoven," Ward said. "He has a slight spot on his tendon. It's very minimal but I'm glad we caught it at a stage where it will be a blip on the screen rather than something that could ultimately have kept him out fo ...

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