Horse Racing

Tizway Out Of Breeder’s Cup & Retired To Stud

Hometown favourite Tizway will not contest the 2011 Breeder’s Cup Classic after sustaining an injury during trackwork on Tuesday.

Unfortunately for his fans he won’t be seen on the race track ever again with connections deciding it would be better for the horse to go straight to stud rather than persisting with a lengthy spell and potentially risking him in the future.

Tizway was fancied as a strong contender in the Breeder’s Cup Classic and was a close fourth in the betting markets with only the likes Uncle Mo, Havre De Grace and So You Think in front of him.

Tizway rose to prominence after winning back to back Group 1′s, first in the Met Mile at Belmont and then the Whitney Invitational at Santa Anita.

Trainer James Bond said he found an elevated temperature in the horses near fore leg following their normal morning session.

The area was scanned and fears confirmed with ligament damage discovered in the leg forcing his withdrawal from the race.

Tizway will go straight to Kentucky where he will stand at Spendthrift Stud.

“He went fine on the track this morning and did his normal exercise,” owner William Clifton said.

“He went on ice as normal afterwards back at the barn, but a groom felt some heat.

“We brought in the vets and they did ultrasound scans and found lesions that preclude us putting pressure on the suspensory again.

“I spoke to [Spendthrift Stud owner] Wayne Hughes this morning and he was as disappointed as we are, but he expressed his appreciation for the work that was done to keep him breeding sound.”

With Tizway out of the 2011 Breeder’s Cup Classic markets have been affected at online bookmaker Bet365.

If anything it only strengthens the position the top three horses have on the race and it’s almost certain the winner will come from there.

Whether it’s Uncle Mo, Havre De Grace or Australian champion So You Think you want to back, make sure you do it at Bet365 to secure yourself the best odds possible.