Kanthari Update

Trainer Kelly Breen opted to not breeze Kanthari this past weekend following last week’s unusual breeze. Your 4-year-old son of Kantharos has been evaluated by Dr. Dowd (Breen’s veterinarian) on multiple occasions and has recommended we back off in his training. While he jogged sound following the work, Breen’s exercise riders still did not feel he was moving comfortably on the track. In addition, Kelly noticed your colt was not training with the same enthusiasm as when he first entered his barn.

Jockey Paco Lopez who was aboard him in his last work felt it was his hind end but upon Dr. Dowd’s evaluations, he believes it is more in his front end, specifically his ankles. While he is lightly raced, having only run four times, he has been in consistent training for nine months and likely has some normal wear and tear. We will have a set of X-rays completed of his ankles and knees to monitor any changes. Regardless of those results, Kanthari is giving us signs it’s time to stop and a break is needed.

Once we receive the X-ray results, we will follow up with an update and plan forward.