Spirit Dancer set for well-deserved holiday after Dubai run
Money-spinning gelding finished lame in Sheema Classic.
Spirit Dancer is set for a well-earned break after finishing lame in his bid for further international honours in Saturday’s Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan. Richard Fahey’s charge has enjoyed a hugely productive winter on foreign soil, carrying the red and white silks of part-owner and breeder Sir Alex Ferguson to victory in the Bahrain International Trophy before claiming an even more lucrative success in the Neom Turf Cup in Riyadh. The seven-year-old was unable to land a blow when stepped up in class on Dubai World Cup night, finishing 11th of 12 runners, but was subsequently found to have sustained an injury.Enjoy Sir Alex Ferguson’s reaction in winning the $1m Group 2 Bahrain International Trophy with home-bred Spirit Dancer 🤩#bahrainturfclub #morevaluablethanever pic.twitter.com/DoyzKW7QID
— Bahrain Turf Club (@BahrainTurfClub) November 17, 2023
“He has a chip in his joint I’m afraid, so he did pull up lame,” Fahey said on Tuesday. “It (injury) won’t have helped. It was a messy sort of race as he sort of dropped in and never got back into it, but that can’t have helped. “He was due for a holiday anyway and he’ll get it now. He’s fit enough to travel and we’ll sort him out when we get him home. “It’s been a fantastic winter with him and he’s got the money in the bank to prove it!”
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