Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 25 Journalists Share Posted February 25 Godolphin's First Resort (Uncle Mo), winner of the GII Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes last November, has been forced off the Triple Crown trail by a stress fracture in his left hind ankle, according to a report in Daily Racing Form. The colt was scratched out of the John Battaglia Stakes at Turfway Park Saturday when trainer Eoin Harty noticed stiffness in that leg following a work at Turfway Feb. 18. The injury is not expected to need surgery and Harty is hopeful the colt will be back for a summer/fall campaign. “He should be back as long as the X-rays are clean,” Harty told DRF's Dave Grening. “Just unfortunate timing.” A debut winner at Ellis Park last July, First Resort was second in the GII Saratoga Special Stakes and fourth in the GI Summer Stakes. He has not raced since his front-running victory in the Kentucky Jockey Club. The post Injury Forces First Resort off Triple Crown Trail appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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