Fireball Birdie Update

Unfortunately, Fireball Birdie exited his first work at Churchill Downs with a small ankle chip which will require surgery. The good news is that this is an extremely routine occurrence/surgery and almost always has an excellent prognosis and no impact on future racing ability/viability.

He is scheduled to have surgery on Friday by top veterinarian Larry Bramlage and will rehab at Becky Maker’s farm in Versailles. We’ll get a clearer picture of rehab timing from the surgeon, but typically this sets a horse back 60 days before they can return to light training.