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Group 1 winner Manawanui has suffered a second bleeding attack following a trial win at Rosehill, leading to his likely retirement.
Trainer Ron Leemon was looking to set the six-year-old gelding for the Sydney autumn carnival with a start in the Canterbury Stakes on Saturday, and his win at Rosehill had him in good order, before the bleeding incident.
In Australian racing, horses are banned following after the event of a second bleeding attack.
“It’s unfortunate, we never saw the best of him. It’s the end of the journey.” Leemon told The Roar.
“We couldn’t get him down to Melbourne last prep with a slight infection in his lungs and he was coming up really good again. It’s just one of those things in racing.
“We’re just relieved in happened in a trial and without incident, rather than in a race that may have been a danger for other horses or riders.”
When pressed about possibly racing Manawanui in the United States, where Lasix – a banned drug in Australian racing – is used to prevent bleeding issues, Leemon was unsure.
“Look, it might be a decision taken by the owners and myself but retirement is on the cards for him.”
Manawanui will end his Australian racing career with winnings of $1.44million from just 20 starts, including seven wins, four of those at Group level including the Group 1 Golden Rose in 2011.