Another One Out
Add Commentator to the injured list (Thoroughbred Times). The Whitney winner is out for the fall season with a shin injury that was aggravated during the Woodward on September 10. Trainer Nick Zito had said after that race that Commentator would return to sprinting, which raised the exciting prospect of a matchup with Lost in the Fog in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. I’ll guess we’ll have to wait until next spring to see anything like that. You know, if all the horses (Bellamy Road, Afleet Alex, Giacomo, etc.) out with injuries come back in 2006 as promised, it will be very good year of racing.
Related: The return of Declan’s Moon is on hold (Blood-Horse). The colt, who hasn’t raced since winning the Santa Catalina in March, was scheduled to start in the October 14 Perryville Stakes at Keeneland, but will miss that race due to body soreness. Trainer Ron Ellis has “no plans for him” right now.
9/25 Update: Declan’s Moon is out until 2006 (Blood-Horse).
Funny Cide is out for the rest of the year as well, with a sore back (Blood-Horse). He’ll be prepped for a return during the Gulfstream meet. “We just have to give him a little time,” said trainer Barclay Tagg.
