SPRING carnival plans for top Brisbane sprinter Better Than Ready are in disarray after he was injured in a trackwork scare.
Trainer Kelly Schweida could only look on in horror as he watched Better Than Ready crash through the outside running rail when he shied at an unidentified object while working on the Doomben course proper on Monday.
The four-year-old suffered several cuts to his chest, which required eight stitches, and his legs but Schweida initially feared the worst.
“One of his testicles was up in his belly and there was a lot of blood but fortunately it dropped down after a couple of minutes," he said.
“When I first saw him it didn’t look good especially when I thought he was missing one testicle but we can count our lucky stars he’s still with us and the vet thinks he’s dodged a bullet."
Schweida had planned to fly Better Than Ready to Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday week.
However Better Than Ready will be unable to return to serious trackwork for another week which puts his spring campaign in limbo.
Schweida said Better Than Ready was showing no signs of distress when he was taken for a walk on Tuesday morning and the trainer was confident he could recover quickly.
