cannon bone
noun
: a bone in hoofed mammals that extends from the knee or hock to the fetlock
especially
: the enlarged metacarpal or metatarsal of the third digit of a horse
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Up to his cannon bones in the Churchill mud, Sovereignty delivered a stretch run of grand intensity to run down the race-favorite Journalism, snatching a commanding one-and-a-half-length victory in the $5-million Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Louisville.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
His jockey Luis Saez flagged it for the team, and the veterinarians were unequivocal: condylar fracture, a common non-career-ending result of repetitive stress on the cannon bone, but requiring surgery.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
O’Brien said the initial diagnosis was a non-displaced condylar fracture and described it as a small crack in the cannon bone.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
The 3-year-old filly's fetlock, a joint between the cannon bone and the pastern, of her right front leg was separated.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2023
But in June, Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2021
In a press release Wednesday, Godolphin announced Grade 3 Matt Winn winner Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2020
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
His jockey Luis Saez flagged it for the team, and the veterinarians were unequivocal: condylar fracture, a common non-career-ending result of repetitive stress on the cannon bone, but requiring surgery.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
O’Brien said the initial diagnosis was a non-displaced condylar fracture and described it as a small crack in the cannon bone.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
The 3-year-old filly's fetlock, a joint between the cannon bone and the pastern, of her right front leg was separated.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2023
But in June, Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2021
In a press release Wednesday, Godolphin announced Grade 3 Matt Winn winner Maxfield was discovered to have a non-displaced condylar fracture in his right front cannon bone.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2020
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“Cannon bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannon%20bone. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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