Jun Park

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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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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