Reigning Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) champion Efficient is a shock scratching from next Tuesday’s great race at Flemington.

Owner Lloyd Williams has confirmed the five-year-old injured a fetlock joint in his offside front leg. The horse galloped well at his Mount Macedon property yesterday morning but was found to be lame this morning.

While the results of scans are still to be known, Williams immediately made the decision to scratch last year’s Cup winner. He’s now left with two Cup runners, Tatts Cox Plate runner-up Zipping and New Zealand Derby winner C’est La Geurre.

While the injury isn’t career threatening, Williams said Efficient will need complete rest for three months and may not be in a position to race again until this time next year.

It’s the second time Efficient has been a shock last minute scratching from the Cup. Two years ago the gelding was scratched on the morning of the race following his impressive AAMI Victoria Derby win the previous Saturday.

[ 本帖最後由 S.WEEK 於 29/10/2008 03:54 PM 編輯 ]

都知出了事，因為今朝睇排位唔見佢

講真，我覺得好可惜

咩大賽都放棄哂，嬴完墨爾本盃後可以抖足成半季

復出每場賽事小心翼翼，就係為了衛冕

連高獎金讓磅一級賽一場都唔跑 ~~ 驚咁早負重磅好容易傷

現在臨跑先傷， 可惜 :sss: :sss:

仲有另一段文

聽馬主 Lloyd Williams 認為無大礙，但一定唔會以最佳的狀態應戰

所以退出

贏完melboune cup ..算係還左loyd wiliam一個心願吧！

都唔係第一次退出啦,前一屆墨盃一樣係賽前退出~~

上屆都補中左,夫復何求呢?:loveliness: