Derby Starter Desert Party to Have Bone Chip Removed
Kentucky Derby also-ran Desert Party will have surgery for a bone chip in his left front ankle and is sidelined indefinitely.
The 3-year-old colt, owned by Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin, finished 14th behind Mine That Bird in the May 2 Derby at Churchill Downs.
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said he doesn’t expect the injury to be career threatening. The chip was discovered