Welcome back, Stevie Wonderboy

[my miss storm cat]

Slight injury to Stevie Wonderboy
- Jay Privman, DRF

Stevie Wonderboy, the champion 2-year-old male of 2005, has been taken out of training because of a quarter crack, trainer Doug O'Neill said.

The minor injury, to a hind foot, was diagnosed last week, O'Neill said, and has prevented Stevie Wonderboy from having his second workout since returning earlier this year from a cannon bone injury.

Owned by Merv Griffin, Stevie Wonderboy is not expected to be out of training for long, O'Neill said.

The winner of the 2005 Del Mar Futurity and Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Stevie Wonderboy has worked once since returning to training, going three furlongs in 38 seconds at Santa Anita on Aug. 21.

Stevie Wonderboy has won 3 of 6 starts and $1,058,940. He has not started since January.