Hit the Road sidelined with injury

DEL MAR, Calif. – Hit the Road, winner of the $103,500 Runhappy Oceanside Stakes on July 10 at Del Mar, has been turned out for three months after being diagnosed with a minor injury.

Trainer Dan Blacker said in late July that Hit the Road was sidelined with a bruised foot, but additional evaluation indicated the colt will need a longer rest, he said Sunday.

The setback comes at a time when Blacker was hoping to start Hit the Road in the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby on Sept. 6.

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“The prognosis is very good,” Blacker said. “It’s a real bummer.”

Hit the Road has won 4 of 7 starts and earned $194,751 for the partnership of DK Racing, Radley Equine, Taste of Victory Stables, Rick Gold, and David Odmark.