There was some fallout from the weekend's Group 1 action in Australia from both a horse and rider point of view and unfortunately for connections of Tavago (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}), it appears the 4-year-old may have run his last race. Trainer Trent Busuttin revealed the possibility of a serious suspensory ligament injury following his last place finish behind Jameka (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) in the G1 BMW at Rosehill on Saturday. Busuttin tweeted, “The highs and lows of racing, a tough setback but our motto is always 'the horse comes first.'” Tavago, who beat Jameka in last year's G1 BMW Australian Derby will undergo further scans this week to determine the extent of his injury. There was better news for Craig Williams who was discharged from hospital following the fatal fall of his mount The Gold Trail (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) in the Listed Mornington Cup on Saturday. Williams suffered concussion and will have to sit on the sidelines for a mandatory seven days thus missing some high profile mounts on Saturday including the Darren Weir-trained Tosen Stardom (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Doncaster Mile.
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