One day after dominating the GII San Felipe S. with a 6 3/4-length score and being promptly pulled up with a condylar fracture in his left front, Cheyenne Stables' undefeated 'TDN Rising Star' Mastery (Candy Ride {Arg}) was “eating and looked comfortable,” trainer Bob Baffert reported Sunday morning.
“The most important thing now is to focus on his well-being,” Baffert said. “Our emotions went from the highest of the highs after he won to the lowest of the lows. Obviously what happened is pretty disappointing…But in this game you have to keep things in perspective. It could have been worse.”
Mastery is scheduled to undergo surgery to insert two screws Monday morning. The colt earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 105 for his win Saturday–a performance that would have likely established him as the favorite for the May 6 GI Kentucky Derby. Mastery has won his four starts by a combined 19 1/2 lengths, including wins in the GI Los Alamitos Futurity and GIII Bob Hope S. as a juvenile.
Meanwhile, Doug O'Neill said that Iliad (Ghostzapper) and Term of Art (Tiznow)–second and third, respectively, in the San Felipe, will be pointed towards the Apr. 8 GI Santa Anita Derby.
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