Union Rags Should Make Full Recovery
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While
Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags won’t race again this year due to an
injured suspensory ligament, the prognosis for a return to the races in
2013 is favorable should his connections choose to bring him back.
“The prognosis for a full return to racing is excellent,” Kathleen
Anderson, the Maryland-based veterinarian who examined Union Rags, said
in a press release issued Wednesday.
Michael Matz, trainer of Union Rags, said the horse would need four to
six months off before being able to resume training. Under that
scenario, Union Rags could return to the races in the first quarter of
2013, if owner Phyllis Wyeth wants to run him again.
“I think there’s plenty more races in this horse,” Matz said Wednesday. “He’s a big, strong horse; he’ll be even bigger and stronger as a 4-year-old. I hope he gets the chance to do it.”
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