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BY DAVID CONOLLY-SMITH 8:00PM 12 AUG 2013
PASTORIUS, winner of three Group 1 races and Germany's champion three-year-old of 2012, suffered a career-threatening injury on Monday morning.
Trainer Mario Hofer confirmed on Tuesday that his star colt fractured a cannonbone and faces six weeks in plaster.
"He was doing his first serious work since the Eclipse, where he ran below form as the ground was too firm for him," Hofer said. "He worked well, but came back slightly lame on his right fore, and as this got worse we called the vet and had him x-rayed.
"It is not a complicated break, but it means six weeks box rest with his leg in plaster. If he makes a complete recovery, we shall keep him in training as a five-year-old, but if we have any doubts at all, we shall start looking for a place for him at stud."
Plans to run again this season have been scratched and with them a shot at the Group 1 treble of Grosser Preis von Baden, Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Qipco Champion Stakes.
Pastorius ran fourth to Frankel in the 2012 Champion Stakes having beaten Novellist to win the Deutsches Derby earlier in the season before adding the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis - Bayerisches Zuchtrennen.
He achieved a rating of 122 in the 2012 World Thoroughbred Rankings, just 2lb shy of that gained by Germany's King George-winning heroine Danedream.
This season Pastorius added the Group 1 Prix Ganay before a fruitlesstrip to Singapore then a sixth place to Al Kazeem in the Eclipse.
Hofer said: "A decision will be made on his future when he comes out of plaster in October.
"It is obviously very disappointing as he had a major autumn campaign planned but that's now out of the question."
PASTORIUS, winner of three Group 1 races and Germany's champion three-year-old of 2012, suffered a career-threatening injury on Monday morning.
Trainer Mario Hofer confirmed on Tuesday that his star colt fractured a cannonbone and faces six weeks in plaster.
"He was doing his first serious work since the Eclipse, where he ran below form as the ground was too firm for him," Hofer said. "He worked well, but came back slightly lame on his right fore, and as this got worse we called the vet and had him x-rayed.
"It is not a complicated break, but it means six weeks box rest with his leg in plaster. If he makes a complete recovery, we shall keep him in training as a five-year-old, but if we have any doubts at all, we shall start looking for a place for him at stud."
Plans to run again this season have been scratched and with them a shot at the Group 1 treble of Grosser Preis von Baden, Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Qipco Champion Stakes.
Pastorius ran fourth to Frankel in the 2012 Champion Stakes having beaten Novellist to win the Deutsches Derby earlier in the season before adding the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis - Bayerisches Zuchtrennen.
He achieved a rating of 122 in the 2012 World Thoroughbred Rankings, just 2lb shy of that gained by Germany's King George-winning heroine Danedream.
This season Pastorius added the Group 1 Prix Ganay before a fruitlesstrip to Singapore then a sixth place to Al Kazeem in the Eclipse.
Hofer said: "A decision will be made on his future when he comes out of plaster in October.
"It is obviously very disappointing as he had a major autumn campaign planned but that's now out of the question."
Thanks pedro, thought he had a decent chance in ARC, win some lose some.
I remember though that his groom said he picked up an injury in Singapore, when the official excuse was the firm going.
I remember though that his groom said he picked up an injury in Singapore, when the official excuse was the firm going.
Backed DANEDREAM last year in ARC and she was not allowed to run because of the disease around her training stables,
but got her in 2011 and 2012 KG so she does not owe me a thing, funny how things turn out really.
She was the best filly I saw through the aid of video, an excellent filly.
but got her in 2011 and 2012 KG so she does not owe me a thing, funny how things turn out really.
She was the best filly I saw through the aid of video, an excellent filly.
Thank you for the post PEDRO, but the trend towards outright dishonesty continues, with the RACING POST complicit
as regards ante-post prices, PASTORIUS is quoted in their prices box at 22nd August, 12 days after your post,
please punters beware of this dishonesty!!!!!!!!!
as regards ante-post prices, PASTORIUS is quoted in their prices box at 22nd August, 12 days after your post,
please punters beware of this dishonesty!!!!!!!!!
PEDRO, is there a site I can reference with as regards CONNOLLY, he seems to have access to valuable news items concerning
MARIO HOFER stable?
Thank you in advance.
MARIO HOFER stable?
Thank you in advance.
PASTORIUS has been declared injured yet at least 4 bookmakers are still quoting him in the Racing Post ante post column,
LADBROKES inevitably are one of those 4.
LADBROKES inevitably are one of those 4.
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