Alydar Undergoes Surgery After Breaking Hind Leg

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alydar, who ran second to Affirmed in the 1978 Triple Crown races and has been a leading sire during the past decade, underwent surgery Wednesday after suffering a broken leg, according to Calumet Farm.

A statement issued by Calumet said Alydar kicked his stall door with his right hind leg and suffered a mid-shaft transverse fracture of the cannon bone. The fracture was immobilized overnight with the use of a cast and the horse’s shock was reversed.

The fracture was surgically reduced and stabilized with the use of a bone graft, plate, pins and a fiberglass cast by Drs. William A. Baker and Larry Bramlage.