Almost 4 months after struggling a career-ending harm on the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Traditional (G1), the champion 3-year-old male epicenter He is making a harmonious transition to life as a stallion and has already served practically 30 mares at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky.
“The epicenter is doing nice,” stated David Fiske, race supervisor of the Winchell Thoroughbreds, who owns and races his son. not this time . “I’ve heard he is elevating about 30 mares and the primary mares can be seen this weekend in the event that they’re foals.”
Fiske stated he expects the 4-year-old to be reared with about 200 mares in his first season on the breeder.
“He walks by hand for at the very least 45 minutes a day and will get by means of the whole lot simply tremendous,” Fiske stated.
Epicenter, a $260,000 buy from Bettersworth Westwind Farm consignment on the Keeneland July Yearling Sale, earned six of 11 begins for Corridor of Fame coach Steve Asmussen, his profession highlighted by a victory within the 2022 Travers Stakes (G1) and seconds in Kentucky. Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1). The colt bred at Westwind Farms earned $2,940,639.
On the November fifth Breeders’ Cup Traditional, he suffered a lateral condyle fracture in his proper forefoot and underwent surgical procedure the following day at Rood and Riddle Horse Hospital. Horse surgeon Dr. Larry Bramlage inserted two screws into the leg to safe it, however these broke and needed to be reinstalled in December.
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