Trainer Grahame Begg hopes saving Il Divo from horror injury sets benchmark for after-racing care

Grahame Begg is the first to admit that Il Divo was far from a champion on the track, but that mattered little when the galloper shattered his leg in April.

The flashy grey gelding was having his first run back from a break in a modest race at Pakenham in regional Victoria when the unthinkable happened.

What caused the spiral fracture is unknown, however the horse's trainer knew something wasn't right when his galloper slowed suddenly in the shadows of the post.

Subsequent scans revealed the full extent of the injury — a spiralling fracture that, more often than not, results in a horse being euthanased.

Not Il Divo.

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Article written by: Daniel Miles