Trainer Harold Crawford is involved in a race against time to get Perovskia ready for the Vodacom Durban July after the Drill Hall winner was injured in last Saturday’s Cup Trial.
Perovskia beats subsequent Gr1 winner Undercover Agent (Pic – Candiese Marnewick)
Michael Clower reports that the four-year-old dropped out in the straight and finished last but one, nearly seven lengths behind African Night Sky, and the veterinary examination ordered by the stipes showed a severe cut in the gelding’s left fore.
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Crawford said earlier this week: “As he turned into the straight I saw him change his legs as another horse gave him a bit of a bump. He wobbled a bit and then didn’t carry on.”
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“Any horse will stop when he is hit on the fetlock joint like that and he came back with a nasty wound on his left one. He is not lame or sore on it but he is feeling it. I don’t yet know whether or not I will get him ready in time but I will see how he improves this week.”
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