Colic episode delays Monomoy Girl's return

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Monomoy Girl will not make her 4-year-old debut in the May 3 La Troienne Stakes at Churchill as had been hoped.

The filly “came off the van colicky” upon returning March 27 to Churchill from her winter base at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, said trainer Brad Cox.

“We pretty much sent her straight away to the clinic.”

Monomoy Girl was treated for dehydration for several days at Rood and Riddle in Lexington. She is resting at WinStar Farm and is expected back at Churchill by the end of April.

“There was no surgery and everything is fine now,” said Cox. “It was just one of those scary things, as you can imagine. Her next start will be determined by how she trains.”

Monomoy Girl, a winner in 9 of 11 career starts, was the champion 3-year-old filly of 2018. She is the No. 1-rated horse in the weekly Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA.