Afleet Express sidelined
Travers (G1) winner AFLEET EXPRESS (Afleet Alex) has suffered a small tear in the upper suspensory ligament of his left foreleg and will be sidelined the rest of the year, trainer Jimmy Jerkens announced Wednesday. The injury isn't considered career-threatening. "He's not lame; he never took a bad step," Jerkens explained. "It's just a little tear, and we probably got it in time so there was no real lasting damage. It's disappointing because he was in great shape, but we want to have him back as a four-year-old, so we won't go on this year."
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Afleet Express will be rested for 90 days before being brought back for a 2011
campaign, Jerkens added.
Owned by Gainesway Stable and Martin Cherry, Afleet Express has won
four-of-seven career starts. After recording a 7 3/4-length allowance victory at
Belmont Park in May, the dark bay colt captured his stakes debut, the June 19
Pegasus S. (G3), at Monmouth Park. He finished third in the Jim Dandy (G2)
before prevailing by a nose over Fly Down (Mineshaft) in a thrilling edition of
the "Midsummer Derby" on August 28.
Afleet Express, who was being pointed toward the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold
Cup Invitational (G1) at Belmont Park on October 2, is expected to return to
training in Florida early next year.
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