Win Willy out of Kentucky Derby with possible ankle injury
Published 9:30 am Wednesday, April 29, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rebel Stakes winner Win Willy is out of the Kentucky Derby.
Trainer Mac Robertson scratched the 3-year-old colt from Saturday’s Run for the Roses after X-rays revealed a possible crack in the horse’s left front ankle.
Win Willy burst onto the Derby scene in an upset at the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn, knocking off Old Fashioned as a 56-1 longshot. He finished fourth in his last start in the Arkansas Derby.
Robertson said the horse was being examined Tuesday as a precaution when the crack was noticed and that Win Willy will be given a few months off to recuperate.
Win Willy is the latest of several scratches from the Derby, joining Florida Derby winner Quality Road and Square Eddie.
