Santa Anita: Electric Eddie recuperating from leg surgery

Electric Eddie will be confined to his stall in coming weeks after undergoing surgery Monday to have three stabilizing screws placed in his left foreleg.

Trainer Ben Cecil said Tuesday that Electric Eddie emerged from the operation without mishap. Electric Eddie sustained a condylar fracture in the stretch of Saturday’s $250,500 California Cup Derby.

“He’s back in his stall,” Cecil said. “He’ll need quite a long time, but everything seems to have gone fairly well.

“He’ll stay here at Santa Anita for a while, and we’ll send him somewhere for a rest. He’s been very sensible about everything.”

Cecil said over the weekend that Electric Eddie could be a riding horse after recovery.

Owned by Paul and Zillah Reddam, Electric Eddie was winless in eight starts and earned $122,080 during his racing career. He was second in two stakes last fall – the Golden State Juvenile for Cal-breds and the Real Quiet Stakes against open company.