Racing Victoria (RV) stewards advise that bone scans conducted today on the Andrew Balding-trained Duretto at the University of Melbourne (UoM) Equine Centre have not presented any identifiable issues with the horse.
UoM veterinarians will, however, keep Duretto at the Equine Centre overnight and conduct further examinations tomorrow to help determine why the horse was lame in its left foreleg following a track gallop at the Werribee International Horse Centre (WIHC) last Saturday.
The results of tomorrow’s further examinations will assist Mr Balding, in consultation with his veterinarians and RV veterinarians, to determine whether Duretto is in a suitable condition to be a final acceptor for next Tuesday’s $7.3 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington.
Duretto, who was paid up as a second acceptor for the Melbourne Cup yesterday, has been restricted to box rest for the past three days.