Horse to miss week of training after bolting track February 9th, 2010
The trainer ofEightyfiveinafifty says his 3-year-old colt has received 14 stitches to repair a cut suffered after crashing through the outer rail during the running of the $100,000 Whirlaway Stakes.
Gary Contessa said Sunday that Eightyfiveinafifty should return to training in a week after the frightening incident at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday. The colts rider Jorge Chavez was unseated and shaken up, but is expected to return to riding Wednesday.
Contessa says that “we have absolutely dodged a bullet with the colt.
Eightyfiveinafifty was the 3-10 favorite in the early prep on the road to the Kentucky Derby. The colt went extremely wide on the first turn and unseated Chavez when he crashed through the outer railing and jumped another fence. He suffered a two-inch cut on his right hind leg.
Peppi Knows won the race.