Champion mare Sunline (NZ) (Desert Sun {GB})–Songline {NZ}, by Western Symphony), a 13-time Group 1 winner in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, is reportedly seriously ill with laminitis resulting from complications after surgery for colic in July. Owners including retired trainer Trevor McKee will decide in coming days whether to euthanize the 13-year-old mare. McKee's son, trainer Steve McKee, told New Zealand Press Association, “She's got laminitis, which stems from the toxins of the colic working through her body and into her feet. She hasn't been in a good way at all. We had a guy go over from Sydney to operate on her and cut the tendons in the legs, which changes the angle of the feet. We hope that will help her recover, but it's still too early to say.”
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