Post by S u N f r O s T ~ on Aug 13, 2013 10:50:13 GMT -5
SOPS is sad to announce that two horses have been injured in the course of their racing careers - one horse even being forced to retire!
Ode To Glory came out of the Sword Dancer Stakes barely cantering and in obvious pain. It looked like the gray colt who has been so inconsistent and under the radar this season was making a comeback when he took the August Turf Stakes earlier this month at Green Horse Fields. However, the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf winner has been found to have a torn suspensory ligament. This injury will keep him out of training for the rest of the year. We will definitely be seeing Ode on the up and up in early year fourteen!
The second injury came with Mercurial Magic. After his fourth in the Akuma Battlecry Stakes, he came out of the race with some heat in his leg. After further examination, the track vet said Merc had a bowed tendon. A bowed tendon usually means lots of surgery and rest, with less than a fifty percent chance of recovery. Given Merc's age of four years old and career this far, Valencia Andrews personally made the decision to retire the stallion to stud. He may be seen during breeding season next year, servicing the ladies.
Our best of wishes go with Ode To Glory for a speedy recovery and Mercurial Magic for a good retirement.
