Unbeaten in three starts this year, 4-year-old Echo Zulu was injured during a morning workout at Santa Anita Park on Friday. According to the Daily Racing Form, the Gun Runner filly is scheduled to undergo a surgical repair of a biaxial sesamoid fracture on Saturday morning.
“Echo Zulu sustained a biaxial sesamoid bone fracture of the [left front] fetlock during training this morning,” Asmussen told DRF. “She has been stabilized in a Kimzey splint and will undergo surgery for a fetlock arthrodesis” on Saturday.
Fetlock arthrodesis is a procedure which involves surgical stabilization of the fetlock joint with orthopedic implant; it is a life-saving action which will allow Echo Zulu the opportunity to enjoy life as a broodmare.
Echo Zulu had been in training for the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita next month. The filly won a total of four Grade 1 races, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in 2021. She earned over $2.6 million, winning nine of her 11 lifetime starts and never finishing worse than fourth.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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