By Daithi Harvey
How Jameka (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) responds to a course of antibiotics will determine the extent of the her racing programme for 2017. The triple Group 1 winner is suffering from a bout of travel sickness which afflicted the filly on her journey from Sydney back to trainer Ciaron Maher's stables last weekend. Giving an update on her condition Maher told Racing.com, “They were onto it pretty well straight away and they treated it aggressively and so the next few days we'll see how she responds and then we'll have a better idea in a few days. I haven't had anything to do with travel sickness before – I've never had one with it – so it's something new.”
In a surprising turnaround Tavago (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ})'s racing career could well be salvaged following news that a feared tendon injury sustained last weekend is not nearly as bad as originally thought. Racing NSW vet Dr Craig Suann examined the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young trained gelding and found no discernible favouring of either foreleg. Such a positive prognosis has lead Busuttin to consider aiming Tavago at the G1 Sydney Cup Apr. 8, assuming the horse comes through a pre- and post-trial examination by Dr Suann at Gosford next Tuesday.
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