China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Starlight Racing and WinStar Farm's 'TDN Rising Star' Justify (Scat Daddy), undefeated winner of the 2018 Triple Crown, will be evaluated for some filling in his left front ankle, trainer Bob Baffert said Tuesday.
“Justify had some filling in his left front ankle a week ago, which subsided in a couple days,” said trainer Bob Baffert. “I trained him last week and the filling came back. We want to get him checked out.”
Justify did not appear on the racetrack during the latter half of last week, but had been in full training at Santa Anita preparing for a late summer campaign since his wire-to-wire victory in the GI Belmont S. June 9. That win completed a unprecedented rise to the top of the game that began with a first-out victory sprinting seven furlongs at Santa Anita Feb. 18.
“To go from a maiden winner in February to an undefeated Triple Crown winner in June has been an incredible ride,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar Farm's president/CEO and racing manager. “He is too special to the owners, our team, and all the fans he has around the world to not be 100% healthy. As far as any future plans for him, they will be decided after we get him checked out. He is an amazing horse, and we are blessed by his presence.”
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