Kentucky Derby Contender Take Charge Indy to Have Surgery
Chuck and Maribeth Sandford’s Take Charge Indy will undergo surgery this week to remove a bone chip from his left front pastern, an injury he sustained during the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Trainer Pat Byrne said the injury is not career threatening and the colt could be back under tack in about 60 days.
The son of A.P. Indy was in a contending position, running fourth several lengths behind pacesetting Bodemeister through three-quarters of mile of the Derby.
When jockey Calvin Borel noticed the colt reacted to something, the pair slowed down and finished 19th in the field
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