Reigning Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Knight’s Choice will miss the autumn campaign after co-trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon confirmed the five-year-old has suffered a leg injury and will head to the spelling paddock.
The son of Extreme Choice was slated to run in this weekend’s Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m).
He will now be sidelined until potentially the Group 2 Q22 (2200m) on June 14.
“We are disappointed to advise that Knight’s Choice has, unfortunately, sustained a knock to his fetlock and the subsequent filling indicates that it is best to put him aside for a few weeks to allow the oedema to subside,” Symons Laxon Racing said in a social media statement.
Knight’s Choice is a six-time winner from 23 career starts, and following his win in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, he has earned his connections $5,842.400 in prizemoney.
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