Delia Nash

Group 1 Winner Sibelius Retired

Sibelius (Not This Time--Fiery Pulpit, by Pulpit), winner of the 2023 G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, has been retired from racing after suffering a tendon injury, trainer Jerry O'Dwyer confirmed the news first reported by Blood-Horse Tuesday. "He is a 6-year-old and he tore a tendon in a regular, routine gallop," O'Dwyer said. "He can come back 100% from it, but that will be a seven or eight month or a year process. He has done so much for us already, we are not going to take a chance of him...

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Not This Time's Mesero Flies to Debut Win at Ellis

7th-Ellis, $70,251, Msw, 7-29, 2yo, 6f, 1:11.97, my, 1 3/4 lengths. MESERO (c, 2, Not This Time--Lemon Liqueur {SP}, by Exchange Rate), a 5-1 shot, was away half a step slowly and raced near the back of the field as favored Snap Call (Volatile) pressed the pace three wide down the backstretch before settling just off the pace on the bend. Mesero began improving his position along the rail as the favorite settled just off the pace in third, but he was still some eight lengths back as the leaders...

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Sibelius Returning In Smile Sprint

Jun Park and Delia Nash's Sibelius (Not This Time), a well-beaten 11th in defense of his title in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Mar. 30, is scheduled to return to action in the $120,000 Smile Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park July 6. "He's going to run," trainer Jeremiah O'Dwyer said at Gulfstream Park Thursday. "He's been training great. We gave him a bit of time in Kentucky for a bit of fresh grass after Dubai. We freshened him up and brought him back here to South Florida. He's...

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