Echo Zulu recovering from surgery at vet clinic

ARCADIA, Calif. - The champion filly Echo Zulu is recovering at a Southern California vet clinic slightly more than a week after sustaining a serious injury in a workout at Santa Anita, according to Scott Blasi, assistant to trainer Steve Asmussen.

Blasi said on Sunday that Echo Zulu was recently transferred from the Santa Anita stables to the Chino Valley Equine Clinic.

“These things go in phases,” Blasi said. “We’re through the first week and every day she’s as well as she is, is a day closer to a successful outcome.”

Echo Zulu, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2021, suffered fractured sesamoids during a workout on Oct. 13 and underwent emergency surgery the following day.

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Echo Zulu faces a lengthy recovery period in which adequate circulation to the affected leg is vital to her long-term prognosis.

“If everything goes right, she’ll be in California for a couple of months,” Blasi said.

Echo Zulu was in training for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 4 when she was injured. Unbeaten in three starts this year, Echo Zulu was rated as the pre-race favorite for the BC Filly and Mare Sprint.

By Gun Runner, Echo Zulu has won 9 of 11 starts and earned $2,640,375.

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