All-Star Mile: Setback for Mystic Journey with soft tissue injury

Tasmanian star racehorse Mystic Journey’s bid for back-to-back All-Star Miles has taken a minor hit with the mare expected to miss several days of trackwork.

Anthony Darmanin rides Mystic Journey to victory in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes.

Star Tasmanian mare Mystic Journey will miss several days of trackwork after suffering a soft tissue infection in the left front limb.

Her trainer Adam Trinder advised Racing Victoria Stewards on Wednesday of the injury.

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Mystic Journey takes out the P.B. Lawrence Stakes last August.

Trinder said the four-year-old mare would undergo veterinary treatment and would miss a few days of trackwork.

Mystic Journey won the inaugural All-Star Mile and Trinder is aiming her for that race again. She is $8 equal second favourite with TAB fixed odds.

Mystic Journey with trainer Adam Trinder at her Flemington base when in Melbourne.

Trinder told the stewards with voting for the All-Star Mile opening today on the basis that everyone was fully informed.

Last month Trinder said the drop in trip to the world’s richest mile suited Mystic Journey better despite gutsy efforts at 2000m in the spring, when fifth in both the Turnbull Stakes and Cox Plate.

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