Streets Away Not Back Until Next Year
Written by AAP Wednesday, 25 November 2009 15:59
Trainer Alan Bailey's talented three-year-old Streets Away won't be seen again until next year after suffering a minor setback.
Streets Away was a few weeks away from making his comeback for a short summer campaign but has been forced back to the spelling paddock with a stone bruise.
The injury flared after Streets Away finished fourth in a 1000-metre barrier trial at the Gold Coast last month.
"It's nothing serious," Bailey said.
"He got a stone bruise a few days after I gave him his first barrier trial so we made the decision to poultice the foot and send him to the paddock again.
"I've just heard today that he's galloping around and the stone bruise has burst out."
Bailey planned to give Streets Away a brief campaign of one or two starts next month before putting him away to concentrate on the major carnivals next year.
"I'll bring him back into work in another three or four weeks," Bailey said.
"I'd like to get him ready for the carnivals in Sydney and Brisbane if he shows he's up to it.
"This is just a little hiccup and it won't affect him in any way. There isn't many suitable races around for him this time of the year."
Streets Away is unbeaten from his only two starts and has not appeared since winning by almost four lengths over 1110 metres at Doomben as a two-year-old in February.
The win followed an explosive victory over 1200 metres on a heavy track at Doomben on Australia Day.
Streets Away was being aimed for the Group One Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill in April when he was struck down by a severe bout of colic.
"I had him in Sydney getting ready for the Golden Slipper when he got a bad case of colic," Bailey said.
"It was quite severe and he was about 20 minutes away from having an operation.
"All of a sudden he came good but it was too late for the Golden Slipper."
Bailey believes Streets Away will measure up as a stayer next campaign but is unsure if the AJC Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick will be on his agenda.
"He's a good horse and I think he might stay," he said.
"I definitely think he'll get 2000 metres like most of the Street Crys do but it's too soon to say if he'll be directed to the Derby.
"We just want to get him back racing first to see how he's going and then we'll work out a campaign in Sydney and then back in Brisbane."
