South Florida is hotter than usual today, as five graded stakes highlight a marvelous racing card at Gulfstream Park. The racetrack’s most important race, the Grade 1 Florida Derby, is the headliner, but it may be a couple of fillies who steal the spotlight. Much talked about, but not yet tested in American stakes racing, Christine Daae and Bambera take the first step to major goals this afternoon in the Bonnie Miss and Rampart Stakes respectively. Also of great interest to many will be the acid test for Lentenor in the Florida Derby. Lentenor of course is a full brother to the ill fated Barbaro and is owned and trained by the Jacksons and Michael Matz who ran the Florida and Kentucky Derby winner of 2006. How will these potential stars do in their indoctrination to graded stakes racing? Let’s take a look at their chances… |
March 20, 2010
Bambera Si, Christine Yes … Lentenor No
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Brian,
Have you heard anything about Bambera's condition after her last-place finish yeterday?
Rachel from Mariposa
I have not yet Rachel...which I hope to be a good sign. Several people told me last evening that she was injured. Hope to hear more today.
The only thing I've seen is Spanish language, and seems to suggest she grabbed herself pretty far up her leg (there's even a photo of the injury).
My Spanish is elementary at best, but the word her jockey is using for the injury, "el tendón" (tendon or sinew in my Spanish-English dictionary) hopefully just states its location and not that the tendon is definitely involved? It ends by saying she was walking okay afterwards and is being kept under observation.
Gosh, I wish her the best.
http://www.liderendeportes.com/Noticias/?id=98960&sid=78
Thanks CJ...I wish there was more information available on the injury.
Brian, here's another followup article on Bambera:
http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/hipica/accion_deportiva/a_descansar_bambera/376147
Basically, they hope she has not torn her tendon. The injury site is bruised and swollen now, and they're hoping the swelling will go down enough to do an ultrasound on Friday and look at it. She's on local antibiotics and still walking and eating okay. A three-week layoff is what they're expecting, if everything looks good on Friday.
I'm hoping that she did dodge the bullet on this one...
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