He may have tendonitis, but I don't know if this is the same thing as a bowed tendon. The latter is typically career ending. (Edit: It isn't. A "bowed" tendon is more serious an injury.)
Yesterday I mentioned 1943 Triple Crown winner Count Fleet. He won the Belmont easily, but even winning that near-walkover, he struck a front leg, I believe it was, bowed a tendon and never raced again.
It's unclear whether I'll Have Another's racing career is over:
I’ll Have Another was undefeated in four starts this year, having won twice in California before pulling off a 15-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby. In the Preakness he determinedly wore down his rival and the Derby runner-up Bodemeister to win by a neck.
There are those, however, who believe the horse is perfectly okay, but the trainer, who has faced a lot of controversy over drugging incidents, decided to pull out of the Belmont to save face.
This may wind up being as controversial as Big Brown being "pulled up" in the Belmont four years ago.
More is here.
Update: His connections decided to retire him although he could have raced again in a few months.
I'll Have Another will be in the post parade for the Belmont tomorrow.
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