Leave the Light On Off Derby Trail

GII Remsen S. winner Leave the Light On (Horse Greeley) has been taken of the Derby trail after sustaining an injury in a workout at the Palm Meadows training center over the weekend. 

“He worked 5/8 of a mile on Sunday and he worked really well,” trainer Chad Brown explained. “But he came out of the work with some swelling in his right hind ankle and x-rays revealed a problem there which will require minor surgery. We decided to just stop on the horse now and address it now and, unfortunately, skip the triple crown, but the long-term prognosis on the horse is good.” 

Dr. Larry Bramlage of the Rood and Riddle Equine Clinic in Kentucky will perform the surgery next week. 

“It will be about 60 days before he can go back under light tack,” Brown continued. “But, as always, we’ll let the horse determine when he’s ready to resume training.”