Shared Belief has fracture

Shared Belief is back in his stall at Golden Gate Fields after being injured in a race in West Virginia on Saturday, but he will be sent to Pegasus Training and Rehabilitation Center in Redmond, Wash., to recuperate.

A scan revealed that Shared Belief had a small fracture on his right hip above his hind leg. He stumbled out of the starting gate of the $ 1.45 million Charles Town Classic and was pulled up by jockey Mike Smith about halfway through.

“We’ll wait a few days and then he’ll go to Pegasus,” trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said. “It’s a six- week, two- month deal. I have no opinion on when he can race again.”

Pegasus was founded by Dr. Mark Dedomenico, one of Hollendorfer’s clients, and the trainer sends all of his young horses there to begin preparations for their racing careers along with ones that need rest or recuperation.

Owned by a partnership that includes Hollendorfer, Alex Solis II and radio- TV personality Jim Rome, Shared Belief has won 10 of 12 starts with $ 2,932,200 in earnings. The 4- year- old gelding earned the Eclipse Award as the nation’s outstanding 2- year- old male in 2013 and won the San Antonio Stakes and Santa Anita Handicap this year before his injury.

Had he been a colt with breeding value instead of a gelding, Shared Belief probably would have been retired after he was injured.

Schedule update: Racing at Golden Gate Fields resumes Saturday.