Courtesy The West Australian website:

Star Perth galloper Old Comrade, who brilliantly won last year's $1.25 million Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington, has another leg injury and his career looks in jeopardy.

Part-owner Bob Peters said yesterday the gelding, a winner of the Railway Stakes and two Fruit 'N' Veg Stakes at Ascot, damaged a tendon while being prepared for a comeback bid.

Old Comrade has not raced since injuring a tendon when trainer Lindsey Smith took him to Sydney's rich autumn carnival 11 months ago. The five-year-old, a $1.7 million stakes earner in 22 starts for Peters and his wife Sandra, was handled patiently on the comeback trail.

"We were restricting him to slow training and ensuring he worked only on good tracks," Bob Peters said. "But he's gone amiss again.

"After treatment, Old Comrade will have a year's rest. Then veterinarians will assess if he can return to training. At this stage, it seems unlikely he will race again.

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