Premier Pegasus Injured, out of SA Derby

[dogkatcher]

Premier Pegasus, the winner of the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes last month, will miss Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby because of a hairline fracture in the cannon bone of his left foreleg, according to Maria Ayala, the assistant to owner-trainer Myung Kwon Cho.

Damn, that sucks.

[cbiscuit]

Wow, cruel game! He looked fantastic last race.

[foryourhandicap]

That's too bad, was my pick to win for the KD at this point.

[cecil127]

i had an "all other 3 y/o" over "Premier Pegasus" exacta. but thats the way it goes in the "" game. esp in future pools

[gman2114]

Only good horse I did not have in the futures pool. Good for me but still sad.

[Thunder Gulch]

He really appeared to have big potential, so this is a blow to the 3yo division.

[str]

FYI:
A hairline crack (if indeed a hairline )should heel on it's own with mild stimulation in about 90 days or less.
Also,in many cases, it is actually better to keep the horse in very light training while it heels( jogging or very light galloping).
That would put a return to racing around the middle or end of Sept.

[dugbug15]

injuries to race horses are truly unfortunate.it is sad to hear of these incidents.race fans can only hope that these injuries are few and far between.i'd like to to think the % figures of injuries and fatalities are less than 1%.anyone know the stats of this subject?
good luck everyone

[str]

injuries to race horses are truly unfortunate.it is sad to hear of these incidents.race fans can only hope that these injuries are few and far between.i'd like to to think the % figures of injuries and fatalities are less than 1%.anyone know the stats of this subject?
good luck everyone

Hairline fractures in cannon bones happen all the time to young horses of all values.These types of injuries do not require surgery.The horses body builds ultra thin layers of bone on the original cannon bone as the horse trains and starts to put pressure on those bones.It is located between the knee and ankle.Over a roughly two year period that bone will gain in thickness and strength due to the promotion of growth.
You hear of "Bucked Shins" all the time with 2 year olds. These are actually micro fractures on the shin bone along with the shin bone pulling away from the cannon bone due to stress and inflammation.The tissue is inflamed between the cannon and shin bones and is stretched ( visualize opening a grilled cheese sandwich and seeing the cheese stuck on both pieces of bread). Something like that only we are talking about 1/8 of an inch or less.Obviously, it is quite painful to the touch for a horse and the jarring is similar to us having shin splints if you have ever played hoops or tennis on a hard surface.Usually takes 10 days to calm down once out of training and the shin is then blistered so as to send larger amounts of blood to the area. This speeds the healing process as well as promote strength,growth and future stamina . If however the horse is kept in training , those can become fractures that will bring on lameness.I would be shocked if that was the case here.This is most likely something that simply happened unfortunately.
If indeed a typical hairline , the horse was probably tender on the shin the next day to the touch. Maybe slightly off if jogged riderless in the road. I doubt that their was any real limping to observe.It is certainly not the catastrophic lameness that players witness when breakdowns occur during the race.
Most players can not help but recall the Barbaro lameness that we all witnessed.This is nothing close to that.A complete recovery is certain with hairline fractures.
I do not know the % of fatalities of race horses, but that can probably be googled. I can say that most all race horses that race will have to fight through some sort of injury just as any athlete would.While some may require surgery to fix certain injuries,many do not.The aches and pains that they all go through however are a part of the game.

Hope that helps.

[aggieshawn]

Out of the Derby now for sure

[Gremlin Lad]

This is exactly why I hate KDFW Pools. NO horse's odds should be under 25 -1 ...Way to many variables of not making the race.

[robdel]

I really have had some bad experiences with future pools.

Had a $50 future ticket on I Want Revenge, M/L favorite for the derby that was scratched the morning of the 1st Saturday in May. My friend that told me about this horse had a $1000 ticket at higher odds and he hasn't recovered since that day.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

Looks like Mr. Commons has a shot in a now wide open SA Derby; 12-1 or more and I'm down.

[foryourhandicap]

Looks like Mr. Commons has a shot in a now wide open SA Derby; 12-1 or more and I'm down.

It won't be far off from being the favorite.

[gregm]

FYI:
A hairline crack (if indeed a hairline )should heel on it's own with mild stimulation in about 90 days or less.
Also,in many cases, it is actually better to keep the horse in very light training while it heels( jogging or very light galloping).
That would put a return to racing around the middle or end of Sept.

Good post. Pegasus is a great horse, and seemed to be fine after returning to the stall. Just a very sad situation for the K.derby but I like this horse. We may hear more from Pegasus in the future.

[str]

So I read today that a screw was inserted to stabilize the "HAIRLINE" fracture.
That is a complete joke.
While not knowing the direction of the fracture" horizontal or vertical" the word hairline is terribly misleading.Their are plenty of reasons to choose to include the word hairline but none of them have anything to do with telling people the true scope of the injury IMO.
That said ,almost all horses return to race with screws in there cannon bone.It usually becomes stronger than ever before. Unless other problems persist he will be back but probably late in the year.