Weemissfrankie could return to training in four months

by Brisnet.com

Juvenile filly Weemissfrankie was back in her stall in Barn 52 North at

Hollywood Park on Wednesday following successful surgery Sunday for a condylar

fracture of her right foreleg.

"The surgery went excellent," trainer Peter Eurton said of the operation

performed by Dr. Wayne McIlwraith at Los Alamitos. "I just got the e-mail from

Dr. McIlwraith. The prognosis is very good."

The injury was discovered after Weemissfrankie finished fourth as the 4-5

favorite in the Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet on December 10

"One screw was put in. The fracture was non-displaced," Eurton explained the

surgery before adding that the daughter of Sunriver might be able to return to

training in four months.

"We can start hand-walking her in 14 days," the conditioner said. "She will

stay here for 45 days. She might start aqua-tread work in three months. In four

months, we could start jogging her."

Eurton is hoping his star pupil might make a return to the races at next

year's Del Mar or autumn Santa Anita meet.

Weemissfrankie established herself as the top two-year-old filly on the West

Coast after victories in the Del Mar Debutante and Oak Leaf Stakes, both Grade

1s, and a third-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.