Injury forces Tizway out of Breeders' Cup Classic
October 25, 2011NEW YORK (AP) - Tizway won't run in the upcoming Breeders' Cup Classic because of a leg injury that will force him to be retired to stud.
Trainer Jim Bond said Tuesday that Tizway did well in his morning gallop, but his leg later showed signs of swelling and heat. Veterinarians found a bruise and an ultrasound revealed a suspensory injury in his left front leg.
The $5 million BC Classic on Nov. 5 was scheduled to be Tizway's final race, so the injury merely hastened the 6-year-old horse's retirement.
Bond says he wasn't going to take a chance with Tizway's stud career still ahead of him. Tizway will be retired to Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky.
Tizway won two Grade 1 races this year - the Metropolitan and the Whitney handicaps. He had seven wins in 20 career starts and earnings of $1.3 million.