Sean Avery back training with eye on Vanderbilt defense
Tom Keyser For the second time in his career, Sean Avery faces a lengthy layoff due to a tendon injury.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The top older sprinter Sean Avery, who was injured following his upset victory in the Grade 1 Vanderbilt Handicap last summer at Saratoga, went back into training on Tuesday and could be ready to defend his Vanderbilt title this summer, trainer Allen Iwinski said Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs.
“He had a tiny tear in a tendon,” Iwinski said. “That’s what he came back from last time. Lynn Boutte, who did the rehab last time, has him again down in Ocala, Fla. He’ll come in to me whenever Lynn says he’s ready. She did such a great job last time that I’ll let her tell me when he’s ready.
“If he comes back like he did last time, he definitely could make the Vanderbilt.”