Spring carnival plans for Brisbane sprinter Better Than Ready are in disarray after he was injured in a trackwork scare.
Trainer Kelly Schweida could only look on in horror as he watched Better Than Ready crash through the outside running rail when he shied at an unidentified object while working in the Melbourne direction on the Doomben course proper on Monday morning.
The 4-year-old suffered several cuts to his chest, which required eight stitches, and his legs but Schweida had feared the worst when he arrived on scene to inspect the damage.
Schweida had planned to fly Better Than Ready to Melbourne tomorrow to prepare for the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday week.
However, the sprinter will be unable to return to serious work for another week which puts his spring campaign in limbo.
