Grade 3 winner and dual grade 1-placed Gosger is recovering from surgery to repair a career-ending injury sustained during a morning workout April 24 at Churchill Downs, owner Scott Clarke said.
Clarke said the 2025 Lexington Stakes (G3) winner and Preakness Stakes (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1) runner-up broke both sesamoids in his right front leg. The sesamoids, which sit on the back of the fetlock, anchor the suspensory apparatus that allows a horse’s foot and fetlock to move properly. Because of their location and anatomy, the injuries can be difficult to repair and even catastrophic, according to the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine website.
Following the injury, Gosger was sent to Kentucky Equine Hospital in Shelby County, Ky., where Dr. Wes Sutter completed a fusion surgery…