Brew Comes Through Injury Scare

Monday, 09 September 2002 00:00

The Melbourne Cup winner Brew (NZ) (Sir Tristram) who is making a come back to the track has survived tendon injury scare.

After pulling up lame immediately after the Group 2 Nivea Visage Craiglee Stakes at Flemington on Saturday Brew then trotted satisfactorily back in the stalls. By Sunday the eight-year-old was not showing any signs of lameness.

Moroney will swim Brew today, gallop him on Tuesday and then check his condition once again.

Trainer Mike Moroney said the same thing happened after his gallop at Werribee prior to his reappearance on the racetrack. Moroney thinks the problem could be scar tissue. The riders say the Cup winner’s action is fine when he is running but it is just when he pulls up that the apparent lameness appears.

Moroney has sent both Auckland Blues and Gypsy Lad for short spells. Auckland Blues had been feeling the ground before Saturday’s run in the Visit Us At www.vrc.net.au Hcp over 2000m where the gelding finished fourth. Part owner of Auckland Blues, Barry Neville-White, considers that Auckland Blues will be a better horse in the autumn.

PIC - Quentin Lang.

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