He was taking time to warm up, like he was stiff, which is not like him. He hadn't worked great, either. We did a nuclear scan on him, and the top of his left front cannon bone lit up. There's no fracture, his ligaments scanned clean, but there's something going on there.
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He said he can't tell if the injury is old or new. What might have happened is that he hurt the cannon bone when he hurt his knee, but we didn't know it. With the cannon bone injury, you would need three or four months off. He only had two months off, because that's what you need after having the knee chip out. Maybe he hadn't healed all the way and he could still feel it.
Ron Ellis
He shows up at our golf tournaments and gets along with everybody. We don't judge Vic or any of the guys who left. They were under a lot of pressure.
Ron Ellis
It's the whole trail getting there that takes the toll. They ask a horse to run 1 14 miles for the first time (in the Kentucky Derby), but it's a long road getting there.
Ron Ellis
I didn't think he was in the right place, mentally, to run in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1), and I don't like to get a horse beat up. It looked like the light went on a little in this race. It was exactly what he needed, a good confidence builder. He has so much ability and always trains great and he should move forward from this.
Ron Ellis
We'll be real conservative with him. My plan is to space his races six to seven weeks apart.
Ron Ellis
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