Lame Lucas





Within 24 hours of nominations for the Cox Plate being announced, the spring carnival lost last years Melbourne Cup placegetter Lucas Cranach to injury.

Lucas Cranach missed out on competing in the Australian Cup and the Sydney autumn carnival when a small bone flake was sighted in a fetlock joint.

Yesterday trainer Anthony Freedman stated that an even smaller flake had been found after trackwork on Tuesday.

During a two run campaign last spring, Lucas Cranach showed connections huge promise with a third in the Melbourne Cup.

This placing in the Melbourne Cup was followed by a stunning victory in the Group 2 St George Stakes before injury struck him down.
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