Mr. Hinx recovering from surgery

Mr. Hinx, who was vanned off after finishing second in the Damascus Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 3, is recovering from surgery for a displaced condylar fracture of a foreleg.

Owner and breeder Gary Barber said at Del Mar last weekend that there is no timetable for Mr. Hinx’s recovery and is hopeful the 3-year-old gelding will race again. Mr. Hinx underwent the operation days after the Damascus Stakes.

“It will take time,” Barber said.

“The vet is very happy. They say it went well. Some come back and some don’t come back.”

Trained by Steve Miyadi, Mr. Hinx finished second by 2 1/4 lengths to Americanize in the Damascus Stakes at seven furlongs. Earlier this year, Mr. Hinx won two stakes for California-bred 3-year-old sprinters – the Echo Eddie Stakes at Santa Anita in April and the Real Good Deal Stakes at Del Mar in August. Mr. Hinx was second in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship on Oct. 7, his first start in a Grade 1.

By Ministers Wild Cat, Mr. Hinx has won 5 of 11 starts and earned $438,548.