Warmonger reinjures tendon days after Flemington comeback

Queensland Derby winner Warmonger has reinjured a tendon and will be sent to the paddock, with a decision on the gelding’s future still to be made. The setback comes days after he returned from more than a year on the sidelines.

OTI Racing’s Terry Henderson disclosed the injury on SEN’s Giddy Up and said it occurred over the weekend.

The six-year-old by War Decree resumed in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes over 1600 metres at Flemington on Thursday and finished tenth.

It was his first start since he ran thirteenth in the Group 1 Sydney Cup in April 2025.

Warmonger completed his rehabilitation with Matthew Williams in Warrnambool, followed by a treadmill programme. He rejoined the Cranbourne stable of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr in mid-July and had three jumpouts before his return.

Warmonger won the 2024 Queensland Derby by more than 10 lengths under Blake Shinn, which made him War Decree’s first Group 1 winner.