Health issues force Uncle Mo’s retirement

Uncle Mo’s racing career is over. Two days after finishing 10th in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, the 3-year-old colt was retired and arrived at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., on Monday. Mike Repole, who owns Uncle Mo, said blood tests Sunday revealed an elevated enzyme level. It’s the same enzyme that was elevated in the spring, knocked Uncle Mo out of the Triple Crown races and led to the diagnosis of a life-threatening liver disease. “We don’t want to continue down this road where he’s going to get ill again,” Repole said. “The vets did say that the stress and rigors of training could always bring about this elevated (enzyme).” – AP