Oh crap, I posted the replay somewhere else.
Great to see him back though, even if he was last.
Wonder why he's having problems going in the gate. Hmmm.....
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An update.....
Jokers Wild Bouncing Back From Infection (Whew!)
Former champion New Zealand juvenile Jokers Wild is still hanging in after being hit by a life-threatening blood infection following an operation to remove bone chips from his fetlock three months ago.
The Mike Moroney-trained entire had the operation after he ran last to Bon Hoffa in the Group One Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on September 22.
However the horse suffered severe lameness after the operation due to the staphylococcus infection and had to have surgery twice within 24 hours at the Ballarat Veterinary Hospital.
While he will not race again, it is hoped he can be saved so that he can stand at stud.
"He had a staph infection and was in a box with his leg in a cast, but it was removed on the weekend," Moroney's stable manager Anthony Feroce said.
"It all depends how he is going to be without the cast in the next week or so.
"At this stage he's alright, but he needs to be able to walk and put pressure on the leg.
"If he can do that then he should be out of the woods," Feroce added.
Jokers Wild, now a four-year-old, won two Group One races in New Zealand as a two-year-old and last season won two Group Two races and was runner-up in three Group One races there before finishing a gallant and very close third behind Miss Finland and Casino Prince in the Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield in March.
By Black Minnaloushe, Jokers Wild raced 20 times for seven wins, five placings and $531,733 in prizemoney.
Meanwhile Feroce said Redondo Beach had pulled up well following his win in the Western Health Cup (2500m) at Flemington last Saturday.
"It was a good win and we are looking forward to the Bagot and taking on Gallopin. It should be a good race," he said.
Redondo Beach will clash with the Danny O'Brien-trained Gallopin, who won over 2000m at Flemington on Saturday, in the Listed $150,000 Bagot Hcp (2500m) at Flemington on New Year's Day.
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