Cambridge Stud are hoping Snazzytavi will continue to draw on all her fighting qualities to win out in her battle against illness.
The multiple Group One-winning daughter of Tavistock is currently doing as well as can be expected, receiving the best of local and international care.
“She remains at Matamata Vets where she has been for the last three or four weeks and has had an acute episode of laminitis, which is a chronic condition,” Cambridge’s Chief Executive Officer Henry Plumptre said.
“They got on to it pretty quickly and engaged the services of a Kentucky vet, Scott Morrison, who is overseeing her rehab and she’s got a very good team at MVS looking after her.
“She’s got to the point now where she is out in a small paddock for six hours a day and able to walk around and got specialists shoes on and casts on her front legs for support.
“She is bright and eating and drinking well and it’s now a case of waiting for the inflammation to disappear.”
The stud is banking on Snazzytavi’s makeup to be a vital contributor to her recovery.
“What makes her a little bit different to a lot of horses that contract laminitis is that she has an amazing constitution, she’s very tough and her mental state is good,” Plumptre said.
“She is doing as well as she can possibly be, she’s very unlikely to return to a racecourse but she is obviously a very valuable breeding prospect.”
Snazzytavi won nine of her 15 starts for trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall, including Group One victories in the Zabeel Classic (2000m) and Livamol Classic (2040m).
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