Sixty Days Off for Tappan Street, a ‘Great Patient’ Following Surgery for Condylar Fracture

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Tappan Street (Into Mischief), forced to miss the GI Kentucky Derby after suffering a condylar fracture in his right front leg, will have 60 days off before returning to light training, per co-owner WinStar Farm's Elliott Walden.

Dr. Larry Bramlage performed surgery on the GI Curlin Florida Derby winner on Apr. 27, a day after his five-furlong breeze in :59.60 (8/33) at Churchill Downs.

The $1-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling is campaigned in partnership by WinStar Farm, CHC, Inc. and Cold Press Racing. He is trained by Brad Cox.

“He is doing well and is being a great patient,” Walden said. “(The surgery was) very straightforward. He shouldn't know that he had surgery after this.”

He added, “Probably puts him back somewhere in the fall. We'll look towards the bigger races next spring. Puts him on that timeline.”

Tappan Street defeated Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) by 1 1/4 lengths while making his third career start in the Florida Derby Mar. 29. He won his debut going seven furlongs Dec. 28, then was second after leading in the stretch in the GIII Holy Bull S. Feb. 1, his first start around two turns. All three of Tappan Street's career starts were at Gulfstream Park.

Tappan Street, pictured in his stall at WinStar Farm, “doing well and a great patient,” per Elliott Walden | courtesy Elliott Walden

“The weekend brought mixed feelings,” Walden said with a slight laugh.

“We would've loved a rematch with Sovereignty, having beat him the first time. He's one of the top 3-year-olds in the class. I'm not saying that we would've beat him, but it felt like he would've been right there with him. And yet on the other hand, the glass half full says that Tappan Street's form is extremely good, so we're excited about his future.”

Bred in Kentucky by Blue Heaven Farm, Tappan Street was produced by the graded-placed Distorted Humor mare Virginia Key, a half-sister to GISW Grace Adler (Curlin) and GSW & MGISP Pyrenees (Into Mischief). This is also the extended female family of GI Whitney H. winner Bullsbay (Tiznow).

Tappan Street is bred on the same Into Mischief x Distorted Humor cross as last year's champion 2-year-old colt Citizen Bull as well as MGISWs Life Is Good and Practical Joke.

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