In a previous post, I wrote about the recent spate of hind leg injuries in racing Thoroughbreds. Since that post, there have been a few similar incidents, but this news from The Horse is both startling and disturbing, but not necessarily a surprise. . .

Nicanor, the full brother to Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, has been scratched from the Virginia Derby on Saturday because of a leg injury.Trainer Michael Matz said Nicanor injured his left hind leg during a gallop the other day. The injury became evident when the horse worked out Thursday in Maryland.The $750,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs would have marked Nicanor's stakes debut. Nicanor has won his last two starts on grass after not winning in three starts on dirt.