Top class sprinter Lankan Rupee (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up a suspensory ligament injury. The former Australian Horse of the Year, who has won five Group 1 races, has only run twice this season having been previously off for a year with a hock injury and trainer Mick Price had no option but to place the 7-year-old on the easy list.
“He got scanned this morning,” Price told Racing and Sports. “It's not a big injury as such, but it's in an awkward spot. It is at the origin of suspensory which is the part that attaches on to the back of the cannon bone. We'll take the advice and spell him and that's all we can do unfortunately.”
Price is still hopeful the gelding can make a racecourse comeback despite his advancing years, as he showed his engine is still intact with his close fourth to Malaguerra (Aus) (Magnus {Aus}) in the G1 Darley Classic last Saturday.
“He probably won't come back until he's an 8-year-old but that's ok, as he's only had 26 starts,” Price added.
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