MASTER LAVROS SIDELINED WITH SUSPENSORY INJURY
Dual Dominion Handicap winner Master Lavros has had his summer racing plans shelved after suffering damage to a hind suspensory.
Master Lavros, shown winning his second G1 Hellers Dominion at Addington on November 13.
Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones will assess the injury over the next few days but says the giant squaregaiter will be sidelined for some time.
Master Lavros, who had just over a week off after taking out his second Group One Dominion Trot at Addington on November 13, had pleased in his Pukekohe workout leading up to last Friday’s $40,000 Rosslands Lyell Creek Stakes and in the race itself.
Mark worked Master Lavros to the front 1400m in the Group Two Lyell Creek but was outfinished in the run home by exciting 4YO Monbet in a strong 2:00.4 clip for the 2200m, the leaders running their last 800m in 56.4s, in his first race for five weeks.
Master Lavros had raced just five times this term for two wins and two seconds, picking up $162,908, for owner Kypros Kotzikas.
The giant-sized Sundon gelding is still lightly-raced for an aged squaregaiter with 47 lifetime starts for 19 wins and 11 placings for $590,102 in stakes.
By Jeff Scott