Recepta in Stable Condition Day After Injury

A day after graded stakes winner Recepta suffered a fractured pelvis while galloping at Saratoga Race Course, trainer Jimmy Toner reported that she is in comfortable and stable condition at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga Springs.

"I just spoke to the hospital and she is doing well," Toner said Aug. 6 outside his Saratoga barn. "She is standing evenly on her hind legs, which is encouraging. She's smart, so she is handling everything really well."

Toner said Recepta is receiving fluids so she doesn't dehydrate as a result of not drinking enough water, due to inactivity. The fluids, he said, will keep the mare's internal organs functioning properly.

"I'm hoping she stays there for three or four weeks," Toner said. "She wouldn't have to stay there normally but for 10 days or two weeks to make sure she is stable, but the other side of the coin is that I want to make sure she is under 24-hour care."

Recepta's injury is career-ending for the 5-year-old Speightstown   mare, who finished second in the Diana Stakes (gr. IT) July 23 at Saratoga. A winner of five races from 17 starts, including the Noble Damsel (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park, Recepta won nearly $700,000 in purses for her owners, Phillips Racing Partnership and Pam Gartin. Last year at Saratoga, she captured the Fasig-Tipton De La Rose Stakes.

"The first 30 days are very crucial (to her recovery)," Toner said. "At that point everything starts to fuse and then basically it is stall rest after that, but we want to monitor her very closely to make sure she doesn't dehydrate and that she is putting weight on her hind legs."