Geaux Rocket Ride's condition remains unchanged one day after owner Pin Oak Stud acknowledged the colt had encountered complications from surgery to repair a fracture. On Oct. 31, the farm posted the following update to X (formerly Twitter):
“His condition is similar to yesterday, but Rocket was very excited to see some of his people today and even more excited to get a lot of carrots. He has the heart of a warrior and continues to fight.
We would like to thank everyone for your love, prayers, and support during this trying time. We will update when there are major changes.”
Geaux Rocket Ride had been pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic and suffered an open condylar fracture with intersesmoidian ligament damage to his right front leg while training on Oct. 28. He underwent an arthrodesis surgery the following day at Southern California Equine Foundation (SCEF) equine hospital. On Oct. 30, Pin Oak indicated the horse had encountered an unexpected response to the surgery and wasn't recovering as they'd projected. He has since been moved to a different facility to continue treatment.
Trained by Richard Mandella, Geaux Rocket Ride won the Haskell by 1 3/4 lengths over Kentucky Derby winner Mage, and followed that up with a second-place finish by a neck in the G1 Pacific Classic. The colt started five times in his career, winning three and finishing second twice, for earnings of $980,200.
Bred in Kentucky by OXO Equine, Geaux Rocket Ride is out of the Uncle Mo mare Beyond Grace. The colt was a $350,000 yearling at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sale.
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