South Africa
De Kock’s 1-5 shot Igugu out of Paddock Stakes
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 at 2:25 pm.
BY MICHAEL CLOWER
9:29AM 4 JAN 2012
South Africa: Horse of the Year Igugu, as short as 1-5 for the TBA Paddock Stakes, has been scratched from Saturday’s Grade 1 Kenilworth test after picking up a respiratory infection. There is also a doubt about her running in the J &B Met on January 28 and she is 6-4 favourite for that. She pulled up coughing after an exercise gallop on Monday and mucopus was found in her trachea.
Trainer Mike de Kock said: “The respiratory infection is not serious, horses normally recover quickly and we’ve treated her with antibiotics… Read more>>
