Union Rags holds off Paynter to win the 2012 Belmont Stakes

Belmont Stakes (gr. I) Union Rags has been retired, it has been reported by the Philadelphia Daily News.

The 3-year-old colt by Dixie Union had recently suffered a ligament injury while being prepared for a start in the July 29 Haskell Invitational (gr. I). The injury immediately put Union Rags on the shelf for the remainder of the year, with his connections undecided at the time whether or not the bay colt would race in 2013.

When interviewed by Dick Jerardi on Friday at Saratoga, Russell Jones, the bloodstock advisor to Phyllis Wyeth confirmed that Union Rags had been retired. No decision has been made yet as to where the colt will stand at stud.

“I don't know what the numbers might look like,'' said Jones of a potential stallion deal. “I do know she's made the decision to go forward with this decision for the rest of his life.”

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