†† Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Taborís St Nicholas Abbey (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), who was being prepared for a tilt at Saturdayís G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S., has suffered a serious injury and will not race again, according to Coolmoreís official twitter feed. ìSt Nicholas Abbey suffered a serious career ending injury at Ballydoyle this morning, vets are currently attending to him. We hope to save him for a career at stud, a further update will be posted later.î Elaborating further, an afternoon update stated, ìSt Nicholas Abbey suffered a fractured pastern during a routine piece of work at Ballydoyle this morning. He is currently in a comfortable condition at Fethard Equine Hospital, where he is scheduled for surgery Wednesday morning.î
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