This year’s Belmont Stakes runner-up Paynter will leave the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center Monday for Bruce Jackson’s Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center in Elkton, Md., where he is expected to rehabilitate from a serious illness and surgery, owner Ahmed Zayat said.

Zayat, commenting Oct. 12, said the intent is to eventually return Paynter to training.

"We decided to be extremely cautious in his rehab," Zayat explained. "He is ultimately going to end up being in Kentucky for rehab for two to three months, but we want him first to rehab three to four weeks (in Maryland), and then make the trip. We’d like to ship him there Sunday (Oct. 14) at noon, or it might be moved to Monday (Oct. 15) morning if we can’t get the right van."

The 3-year-old son of Awesome Again is expected to continue his recovery at WinStar Farm in Lexington, Ky., if all goes well at the Maryland facility, Zayat said

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