Churchill Downs
Maxfield resumes training following June injury
Coady Photography Maxfield could make it back to the races in late fall or early winter.
Maxfield, widely regarded as a top Derby contender prior to being injured in June, is back in light training at Churchill Downs with trainer Brendan Walsh.
Maxfield suffered a non-displaced lateral condylar fracture during a June 10 workout at Keeneland. Unbeaten in three career starts, the Godolphin homebred missed about 90 days of training and can be expected back at full strength later in the fall or early winter.
◗ Jockey Jon Court, who took time off to recover from a nagging injury, rode for the first time since June 30 last Sunday at Churchill. Court, 59, has ridden nearly 4,200 winners in a career dating to 1980.