Tassie's star mare suffers tendon injury

Brad Waters - Tuesday August 8

It was impossible for Tasmanian trainer Brendan McShane to hide his disappointment when confirming his stable star would not race this season.

Advertisement
Hot Dipped in action in Tasmania in her two-year-old season. Photo: Magic Millions

McShane was having Hot Dipped, the winner of eight of her 13 starts, re-shod for her scheduled voyage to Melbourne to compete at Saturday's Flemington meeting when he noticed something unusual on one of her forelegs.

"We were re-shoeing here at about five this morning before she was to head off to Devonport to go on the boat over and the sun just caught a warm patch on her tendon," McShane said.

"I can't explain it but sometimes the sun exposes a shiny spot, which I guess is where there is more blood flow or something going on, and I thought gee that doesn't look right.

"I grabbed it and I immediately thought it doesn't feel right. We shaved the area and there was a small bow in the tendon."

McShane immediately began treating Hot Dipped in a deep cold bath to take the heat out of the area but the trainer says it will be at least six months before the triple stakes winner can even resume light work.

Hot Dipped's last-start second to the handy Moonlight's Choice at Caulfield underlined McShane's disappointment as he believes the daughter of Written Tycoon's best is ahead of her.

"We've got a horse that has got a small lesion in the tendon. It will heal but it won't be the same as a brand new tendon but once the pain goes away it will be a weak spot in the tendon," McShane said.

"It will be an unknown whether it will go again but she's a young horse and we've still got plenty of time with her.

"She has already done her job on the track as far as I'm concerned, she's done more than enough and she showed with her last run in Melbourne the other day that she was up to standard there."

McShane said if Hot Dipped returned to racing, it would not be until next season.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Hellbent Winner Impresses at Sha Tin
Astute trainer Mark Newnham paid $425,000 at the 2023 NZB Ready to Run Sale to secure a promising two year-old by Hellbent and Invincible Ibis delivered on that promise when scoring a last to first win at Sha Tin on Wednesday.
420k NZ Ready to Run Purchase Looks the Goods
Progressive three-year-old Sulek notched his first victory when landing the MRC Foundation Pin & Win Plate (1400m) at Sandown on Wednesday for trainer Dominic Sutton.
Godolphin’s Lonhro Filly Proficient On Debut
From the penultimate crop of Darley’s Champion Sire Lonhro, the Ben, Will and JD Hayes trained 3yo filly Proficient started the race favourite, winning the Sportsbet Race Previews Plate (1000m) at Sandown Hillside in a fighting finish. 
Sires With Winners - Wednesday October 1
Here is the full list of 49 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Promising Victory For Too Darn Hot’s Ripley
Racing in the same Qatar Bloodstock coloured silks worn to victory on Friday night by West of Swindon (Wootton Bassett) in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes, 3yo Too Darn Hot colt Ripley highlighted his future potential with a two-length maiden victory at Rosehill on Wednesday.
Magic Trials at Caulfield Heath
Early season two-year-olds will step out this Thursday, 2 October, at the Caulfield Spring Trials presented by Magic Millions, with 800m 2YO heats following the opening trial for Group performers at 7:30am on the Caulfield Heath.
King’s Legacy Filly Salutes for Yulong
The first stakes-winner for her sire King’s Legacy when winning the Group III SAJC David Coles AM Stakes (1200m) last season, Steel Trap was subsequently purchased by Yulong privately and she posted her first win in their colours at Sandown on Wednesday.
Bryce Bevan Appointed Head of Digital at Magic Millions
Magic Millions' commitment to conduct online thoroughbred auctions has received a huge boost with today's announcement that Bryce Bevan has been appointed as Head of Digital.
First Win for Storm Boy Half-Brother by Pierro
Progressive Pierro colt Shangri La Boy is a very different horse to his older half-brother Storm Boy and while that Group winning colt is covering his first book of mares at Coolmore this spring, this fellow is on his way with an impressive maiden win at Rosehill on Wednesday.
Talented So You Think Mare Goes Two for Two
So You Think is setting the pace for winners this season as we head into October and one of those promising winners is talented four year-old mare Enamorada, who made it two wins in as many starts when saluting at Sandown on Wednesday as favourite.