HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla., March 24 (UPI) -- Rags to Riches, which won the Belmont Stakes last season, has been retired due to a hairline fracture in her right front leg, the horse's trainer said Monday.
Trainer Todd Pletcher said Rags to Riches still suffered from the fracture in the horse's right front pastern. The injury was originally diagnosed after Rags to Riches finished second to Lears Princess in the Gazelle Stakes last Sept. 15.