Champion Racehorse Wise Dan Undergoes Colic Surgery

Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan was taken to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, May 16 for emergency colic surgery, trainer Charlie LoPresti said.
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Editor's Note: This article was updated at 12:20 p.m. EDT to include additional information.

Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan was taken to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, May 16 for emergency colic surgery, trainer Charlie LoPresti said.

The six-time Eclipse Award winner began to show signs of colic after a routine gallop at Keeneland Race Course, also in Lexington, the morning of May 16, and was transported to Rood & Riddle shortly therafter. Scott Hopper, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, performed the surgery, LoPresti said.

"He had a routine gallop, trained great this morning, and about an hour after training he started acting like he was uncomfortable in the stall," the trainer explained. "We medicated him and he didn't respond. Once we got him over to Rood & Riddle, they ultrasounded him and the vet saw a piece of small intestine he didn't like

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Winner of the 2011 Eclipse Award for Feature/Commentary and the 2008 Louisville Metro Journalism Award for Sports Writing, Claire Novak has melded her love for human-interest journalism and the equine breed into a successful Turf writing career. Since her first freelance article on racing was published at BloodHorse.com in 2005, her byline has appeared in the New York Times, ESPN The Magazine, and on ESPN.com, among others. She lives near Lexington and, when not writing about racing, can often be found jumping her Thoroughbred, Bob.

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