Southern California Equine Foundation Hospital

Baffert: Surgery Goes Well for Mr Fisk

Surgery to repair a condylar fracture in Mr Fisk (Arrogate)'s right front foreleg was successful, said trainer Bob Baffert on Wednesday morning. Mr Fisk won the GII Hollywood Gold Cup over stablemate Reincarnate (Good Magic) on Monday, but felt `off' in the gallop-out, according to his jockey, Kazushi Kamura. The fracture was later revealed on X-rays. The surgery to insert two screws into the leg was performed by Dr. Ryan Carpenter at the Southern California Equine Foundation Hospital on the backside at Santa Anita. "He had his surgery, and it...

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