Magnifisio dashed home strongly over 1400m to win Saturdays Lee-Steere Stakes at Ascot. Picture: Westernracepix <\/p>\n
Sprinter Smoko will have stem cell therapy at Murdoch Veterinary Hospital to a strained suspensory ligament in his off-foreleg. <\/p>\n
Vets found Smoko had strained the ligament when he pulled up sore following his shock sixth as a $2 favourite to Shining Knight in last Tuesday's Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) at Ascot. <\/p>\n
Co-trainer Ross Price said Smoko would be sidelined for months. <\/p>\n
\"He will go to Murdoch where they will look at him and see about stem cell therapy,\" he said. <\/p>\n
\"In about 10 days we will take him up there and see what they can do. It is then going to be five months off and hoping.\" <\/p>\n
Smoko was a $6.50 chance in Saturday week's Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) before he was scratched. WA's hopes of winning back the Group 1 weight-for-age hinge on Magnifisio, Shining Knight and Testamezzo, with Barakey in doubt after struggling to recover from a virus. <\/p>\n
\"He is still feeling flat and I will have to wait and see if he improves over the next few days,\" trainer Jim Taylor said. <\/p>\n
Magnifisio firmed from $12 into $8 on the TAB yesterday following her strong win at her debut over 1400m in Saturday's Group 2 Lee-Steere Stakes at Ascot. <\/p>\n
Melbourne sprinters Angelic Light, Moment Of Change and reigning champion Buffering dominate betting at $4.30, $6.50 and $7.50. <\/p>\n
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