Micks Miracle sidelined with foot injury

DEL MAR, Calif. – Micks Miracle, the 3-year-old colt who made a slow Del Mar surface appear fast while winning a highly rated allowance race Saturday, needs time to recover from a minor foot issue before he runs again, trainer Phil D’Amato said Sunday.

Micks Miracle won a first-level allowance sprint by 7 1/2 lengths Saturday, racing 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.72 and earning a 104 Beyer Speed Figure that was the highest earned through the first eight days of the summer meet.

However, the son of Wildcat Heir came out of his victory with “a little bit of a hot foot,” D’Amato said. The hiccup will preclude Micks Miracle from running again until later this summer and is similar to the setback that postponed his campaign after a debut romp Dec. 26 at Santa Anita.

Micks Miracle won first out by more than five lengths, then did not race again until June 11, when he finished a troubled third. On Saturday, when ridden for the first time by Tyler Baze, Micks Miracle raced gate to wire for his second win from three starts. John Liviakis owns and bred Micks Miracle.