Stardom Bound

[my miss storm cat]

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Stardom Bound kicked by pony
By Brad Free

ARCADIA, Calif. – Stardom Bound’s participation in the Grade 1 Oak Leaf Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita was in doubt Friday morning after the 2-year-old filly was kicked by a pony after a morning gallop. X-rays were pending.

The electrifying winner of the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante in her most recent start, Stardom Bound was expected to start favored in the Oak Leaf. But trainer Chris Paasch said she was kicked by a pony coming off the Santa Anita track, and was being X-rayed late Friday morning.

She was kicked on the inside of the right leg.

“It won’t require stitches, but it’s so close to the joint that we are concerned,” Paasch said. “If she’s not 100 percent, I will not run her.”

Paasch said results of the X-ray would be known Friday afternoon. Owned by Charles Cono, Stardom Bound won the Debutante by more than four lengths and was widely considered the top 2-year-old in California and a leading candidate for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.