Algorithms is off the Derby Trail, trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed today when x-rays revealed a fractured splint bone in his right front leg. What is interesting is that the initial diagnosis was a popped splint in a rear leg. The colt is scheduled to have surgery in Ocala probably at the end of the week.
“We are hoping that he only requires a minimal amount of time off, but he is definitely not going to make the Triple Crown,” trainer Todd Pletcher told Bloodhorse.
What a shame but this is the time of the year when only the strong survive and luck is just as important as skill in getting a horse to the starting gate on the first Saturday in May.
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