Mecke Retired
Mecke, who won $2.4 million as one of the more durable and exciting closers of his generation, was suddenly retired after his handlers detected a deterioration in the lower joint of his right foreleg.
Mecke, a 5-year-old bay who finished in the money 28 times in 40 races, was probably hurt while running third in the Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 8.