Uncle Mo, expected to be a top contender in Saturday's running of the 2011 Kentucky Derby, has been scratched from the race due to a stomach ailment. Owner Mike Repole announced that the horse has not recovered from a stomach ailment and, thus will not run in the 11/4 race. Uncle Mo had been the 9-2 second choice in the morning line.
↵The favorite is Dialed in at 4-1. We will have to wait and see throughout the day how Uncle Mo's absence affects the betting line for the 19-horse field. Uncle Mo has apparently been sick since early April, and his illness was discovered after an April 9 loss in the Wood Memorial.
↵The 2011 Kentucky Derby post time is at 6:24 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, May 7th and SB Nation has everything you need to prepare for it - current Derby odds, contender profiles, field updates and more. You can find all of that and more at SB Nation's 2011 Kentucky Derby StoryStream. Also, our horse racing blog And Down The Stretch They Come has two must-read resources for Derby fans: A Beginner's Guide To Following Horse Racing and a glossary of horse racing terms.
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