Chris Waller intends to press on with plans to run Zoustar in the T.J. Smith Stakes after the colt was found to be lame following the Canterbury Stakes.
“He is okay (Sunday) morning,” Waller said. “We’ve treated him with anti-inflammatory and he’s been iced so we won’t know the full extent until Monday but he seems okay.”
Waller said his only issue with Zoustar was finding a suitable trial prior to the T.J. Smith Stakes, run at Randwick on April 12.
“It’s a balance between making sure he’s not too fresh and finding a trial that’s not too close to the race,” he said.
“There is one the Friday before or do we trial the week of the T.J.? That will be the hardest decision we have to make because we can’t have him too fresh.”
– Racing Network