Post by Rendezvous on Feb 4, 2016 23:55:13 GMT -5
Mardi Gras Breaks Down After Spring Cup
Kim Kenny of KC Racing
This week three of KC Racing's horses tackled the Spring Cup over at GHF. Escape Artist and Sylvanite were strangers to the Spring Cup, but Mardi Gras was familiar with the series of races, having won the Spring Cup as a four year old and placing second in the Winter Cup as a three year old. This year it should have been child's play as the seasoned five year old was trailered up with fellow barnmates Escape Artist and Sylvanite.
The trip had been easy on the trio of horses and the going had been easy as they took to their stalls at the racetrack looking pretty eager to just bed down for the night. All horses breezed through their morning workouts and the first horse that would be hitting the tracks for the Spring Cup for KCRS was Escape Artist. The Y15 End of Year Turf Sprint underdog secured a smooth second placing, a blessing that he was able to place right within the money as he was accustomed to doing nowadays. Next up was the American Derby winner, Sylvanite whom head trainer John Murchinson had planned to tackle the Turf Triple Crown with until the filly nearly ended up at the bottom of her competition in the West Virgina Derby. It was then that the trainer decided that the filly wasn't the hopeful he had been wanting, not this early on in the game thus leading management to continue to keep all of their horses to the undercards. Fortunately, Sylvanite managed to get her nose into third place for the Grade Five Dirt in an attempt to make up for her losses.
One more race would be ran before KCRS packed up and headed back home to prepare for the next sort of races. It would be Mardi Gras, the filly Kim Kenny calls her superstar that would try to bring home the money for KC Racing. The seventeen hand black filly was quiet in going about the routine she was so accustomed to and was more than ready to tackle the track. The year was off to an early start enabling the filly plenty of room to grow and prosper before reaching retirement at the end of the year. Alas the filly seemed to not have her head in the game this time around, losing speed towards the middle of the race, placing fourth and dead last behind Vetanda. It wasn't like the filly to pull up in the manner that she did which caused fear to rise in the hearts of KCRS staff. Mardi Gras was on the verge of a breakdown.
Justin Mckinney says: "She was running just fine, just cruising along in between the pack like she normally does. But then she tossed her head and was fighting with me, she wasn't set on runnin' any more."
Kim Kenny says: "I expected the worse, you know? I didn't care about the race anymore, all I was seeing was Mardi, looking at how she was favoring one of her front legs. I didn't want this to end up as something on the news, people talking about a horse put down on the track. No, she had to be okay.
The filly had been quickly transported to the nearest veterinary hospital where it was confirmed that the filly had suffered from a strained suspensory ligament. Evidently, the filly had been fine the last couple of days therefore it's speculated by the veterinarian that the filly may have torn the ligament in her foreleg when she broke from the gate, possibly even have lost her footing for a moment.
For now there's no word of surgery being needed for the Spring Cup G4 winner but it is certain that the filly will need extended stall rest and inflammatory drugs to keep down in swelling or discomfort. While many had feared the worse, that the filly had possibly suffered from a sesmasoid fracture, or worse. Unfortunately, the veternarian determined that Mardi Gras' case was indeed severe which could possibly lead to the filly being on rest for the rest of the year.
We caught up with KC Racing owner, Kim Kenny to discuss what she had planned for the injured filly.
Reporter: "So Mardi Gras has not only lost the race, but she's also suffered a severe injury as a result. They say she'll heal up within a year, what would be your plans upon her recovery?"
Kim Kenny: "Once it was clear that she didn't suffer from any fractures and that her chances of survival were extremely high, people began to contact me about whether I saw foresaw Mardi Gras racing in Y17 or being bred next spring. Honestly I'm only thinking about the well-being of my horse above all else, right now I could care less about trying to profit from Mardi Gras. I can confirm one thing, however. Mardi Gras is officially retired from racing. I know, I said she'll probably be retired this winter, but she deserves this."
Reporter: "Putting the well-being of your horses before the likes of your business or their careers. That's spoken like a true equestrian. So, Mardi Gras will be placed on stable rest until further notice?
Kim Kenny: "I love Mardi Gras, she's one of my favorites behind Muggathugga. She's one of the horses that started it all for me. She's done so much for me that I'd do everything in my power to return the favor. Once she's able to be relocated, she will be staying at KC Racing. Bleu Star Farms has been making offers to buy the breeding rights to Mardi Gras after the incident, but now's not the time. Mardi Gras needs to rest somewhere it feels like home to her, and home for her is KC Racing."
Reporter: "And there you have it folks! Kim Kenny's heart is always in the right place. It shows that she values more of the HORSE in horse racing!"
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