From Laredo, Spain comes the news that former KZN based Harry’s Son is trotting again after a small abscess on his right foot was caught early, treated and burst last week.
Harry’s Son – seen winning the Gauteng Guineas
Assistant trainer Roy Waugh, who is enjoying his adventure with Harry’s Son, reported on trainer Paul Lafferty’s website that he will start tuning Harry’s Son up next week – a bit later than expected – in preparation for his comeback late next month. Harry’s Son was given a holiday after an “intensive” Dubai campaign.
Before the abscess, Harry’s Son was being given light work, “trotting and paddling in the cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean”.
“He has gained weight quickly and has already been put on a calorie restricted diet!” wrote Waugh. “He appears very content, displaying overly boisterous and ebullient behaviour whenever he greets me, a sure sign all is well. I have added fresh dandelion leaves and clover leaves to his diet which has gone down particularly well with our man Harry!”
Paul Lafferty
According to Waugh, Harry’s Son will probably run over 1600m at the “revived” Madrid Racecourse in a Grade A race before heading off to race in France in July and August.
“We plan on taking Harry to the Madrid Racecourse at the end of May to show him the course. From what I have seen from the live racing telecasts, it looks a very good surface and quite a nice wide track with a fairly short run in of around 450m, exiting a left hand turn. And by June, we are most likely to be running on good-to-firm ground.
“There is a chance we may look at two international races at Woodbine and Keeneland in September and October but this will largely depend on the outcome of his European races,” he reported. “If he races well in (Europe), there are quite a few options in France and Germany with excellent purses that may prove more prudent alternatives, especially given the travel and quarantine protocol involved in traveling to the US. There is only so much you can ask a racehorse to take after all.”
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