Geaux Rocket Ride became the second Breeders' Cup horse to suffer serious injury in advance of horse racing's biggest weekend at Santa Anita.
Geaux Rocket Ride, considered one of the top horses in the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 4, suffered a serious injury while working at Santa Anita on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt was working out when he suffered an “open condylar fracture with intersesmoidian ligament damage” to his right front leg, according to the Breeders’ Cup. He was vanned off the track and taken to the backstretch equine hospital at Santa Anita, where he was evaluated.
Trainer Richard Mandella told the Daily Racing Form that “It’s going to be a very delicate situation, it’s going to be lucky to make it, but we’re going to do everything we can.” If Geaux Rocket Ride survives the injury, his racing career will be over. A procedure called arthrodesis will be attempted, which essentially makes the affected area immobile, much like if you were to put a permanent splint or cast on a person.
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