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Horse of the Year Invasor Retires Due To Leg Injury
2006 Horse of the Year, Invasor, officially retired Saturday after cracking a bone in his right hind ankle during a workout at Belmont Park. The injury was not life-threatening, though, and the 5-year-old horse will be sent to stud at Shadwell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
The injury happened while Invasor was working out in his final prep before next Saturday’s Suburban Handicap. The injury was not readily apparent but after the horse was cooling off, it appeared he was in discomfort. X-rays revealed a fracture at the top of the sesamoid, a bone in the ankle.
“He came back fine from the workout,” trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. “But when we went to wash his feet, he took a couple of funny steps and we noticed some swelling in his right hind leg.”
Owned by Sheik Hamdan of Dubai, Invasor won 11 of 12 career races and earned $7.8 million. Invasor ends his career with a six-race winning streak, including the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic last year at Churchill Downs and the $6 million Dubai World Cup in March.
Bred in Argentina, the son of Candy Stripes won all five of his starts in North America, including last year’s Pimlico Special and Whitney Handicap.
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