NEWS
Indyanne ‘not out of woods’ day after breakdown
Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008 4:23 PM
Trainer Greg Gilchrist remains optimistic that multiple Grade 3 winner Indyanne could recover after suffering a fractured sesamoid in her left foreleg on Saturday in the La Brea Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
Gilchrist acknowledged that the three-year-old filly by Indian Charlie out of Merchant, by Silver Ghost, will never race again but spoke positively about her chances to recover and become a broodmare.
“She’s not out of the woods, but as the hours go by, the reports get better,” Gilchrist said. “If she recovers, she can be bred next year if she cycles on time, maybe as early as March. … She probably could be in Kentucky within a week at [owner] John Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Lexington.”
Gilchrist said that Vince Baker, D.V.M., said it probably was better that Indyanne did not have surgery on her leg.
“It didn’t look very good right after the race,” Gilchrist said. “I was very optimistic, but I don’t think Vince Baker, the vet, was.
“After we took X-rays, she had shattered the inside sesamoid on her left front leg, and that’s not good. If the outside one is shattered, their chances are slim. But X-rays showed the outside sesamoid was perfect, and her suspensory ligaments did not seem to be damaged that bad, so I think her chances [of survival] are pretty good.”
