Injury to Scratched Derby Favorite I Want Revenge More Serious
The injury that kept I Want Revenge out of the May 2 Kentucky Derby will keep him from racing for months and threaten his career if he doesn’t respond well to therapy, the horse’s veterinarian said May 5.
Foster Northrop, DVM, said swelling in I Want Revenge’s right front ankle, once considered only mild, progressed over the weekend, and an ultrasound and MRI showed additional ligament
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The injury that kept I Want Revenge out of the May 2 Kentucky Derby will keep him from racing for months and threaten his career if he doesn’t respond well to therapy, the horse’s veterinarian said May 5.
Foster Northrop, DVM, said swelling in I Want Revenge’s right front ankle, once considered only mild, progressed over the weekend, and an ultrasound and MRI showed additional ligament damage. The morning-line Derby favorite was undergoing a bone scan and other tests at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington.
“Part of the prognosis is determined by the horse’s response to therapy, but this is a serious injury, and depending on his progress, could be career-threatening,” Northrop said.
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