Requite out of King’s Bishop with hoof injury

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer George Weaver had high hopes for his up-and-coming 3-year-old sprinter Requite in Saturday’s Grade 1 King’s Bishop. But those dreams went down the drain when Requite injured his foot in a stall accident late last week.

Weaver said Requite “tore a big chunk of his hoof off.”

Requite finished second in the Grade 2 Amsterdam here earlier this summer, and Weaver thought he might go one better in the King’s Bishop.

“I think he had a good shot in that race the way he’s come along,” Weaver said. “Right now, it’s hard to say how long it will take to get him back into training again, but for the moment, I’d say he’ll be sidelined indefinitely.”

Weaver does have a second option for the King’s Bishop in W V Jetsetter, the runner-up in the Grade 3 Jersey Shore at Monmouth in his last start. But Weaver said W V Jetsetter is more likely to be pointed for the Gallant Bob this fall at Parx, with perhaps a prep there first.

“They have a nice prep for the Gallant Bob this weekend, and if the race fills, I think we’ll opt for the easier spot with him and go there,” said Weaver. “If it doesn’t go, then the King’s Bishop could still be a possibility.”