{"id":513350,"date":"2025-10-20T02:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T02:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/513350\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T02:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T02:48:17","slug":"horse-racing-2025-sir-delius-may-be-set-for-a-long-spell-rsn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/513350\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Racing 2025: Sir Delius May Be Set For A Long Spell | Rsn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Delius was found to have a high chance of sustaining an injury.<\/p>\n

Sir Delius<\/strong> was the favourite for both the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup (with Sportsbet) and many racing fans were excited to see how the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott<\/strong> trained stallion would fair in those Group 1\u2019s.<\/p>\n

But now, we’ll never know.<\/p>\n

The Group 1 Underwood Stakes and Group 1 Turnbull Stakes winner has been medically scratched from any Victorian races for the remainder of the spring, after Sir Delius failed Racing Victoria\u2019s veterinary protocols.<\/p>\n

The son of Frankel was found to have a high chance of sustaining an injury if he were to run in Cox Plate or Melbourne Cup.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Racing Victoria introduced strict veterinary protocols due to multiple internationals being put down following the Melbourne Cup, in the numerous years prior.<\/p>\n

Prominent owner John O\u2019Neill<\/strong> experienced this exact situation with both Marmelo<\/strong> and Le Don De Vie<\/strong>, which resulted in a long stint in the paddock for both horses – these happened even before Racing Victoria made the protocols stricter.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s tragic. I\u2019ve been through this with Marmelo. He came out and ran second in the Melbourne Cup (in 2018), then they scanned him (the year after) and said that he wasn\u2019t fit to run,\u201d O\u2019Neill told SENTrack & RSN\u2019s Giddy Up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe argued and went through the process with Racing Victoria, but it\u2019s all about safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the same thing with Le Don De Vie, he ran second in the Metropolitan leading into the Cup – they scanned him and he was stood out for 12 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the big concern here is because you\u2019re not fit to race in the Melbourne Cup, from a safety scenario, we weren\u2019t allowed to run Marmelo anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill admitted that he hopes Sir Delius can still run in The Five Diamonds in Sydney at Rosehill but believes a spell for the stallion is most likely what will come next.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully Sir Delius can go back to Sydney and run, but if the vets are saying there is an issue with the horse from a Melbourne Cup perspective, unfortunately there is probably a problem with the horse in any race,\u201d O\u2019Neill said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sent Marmelo back overseas and we were barred from all precincts around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, maybe a spell, look after him, hope the scan improves, maybe it\u2019s a time job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope they don\u2019t have to put screws in legs and things like that because as soon as we did that with Le Don De Vie it was all over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel really sorry for the owners and Gai and Adrian. It\u2019s a huge investment these horses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope for the horse\u2019s wellbeing that he\u2019s fine, but I would say he\u2019s probably got a spell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gareth Hall echoed that sentiment, believing Sir Delius\u2019 future is black and white.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey won\u2019t allow him to race in Victoria for the rest of the spring,\u201d Hall added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe independent experts at Racing Victoria say that he has a high chance of sustaining an injury if he went on to a Cox Plate or Melbourne Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Gai and Adrian will have to work out what they will do next, but for me it\u2019s black and white.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve got three independent imaging experts that say he can\u2019t run, then what else does Racing Victoria do?\u201d<\/p>\n

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