ETOBICOKE, Ontario -- Wando had barely crossed the wire as the emphatic winner of Sunday's Grey Stakes when talk of the Breeders' Cup started bubbling up.

Mike Keogh, who trains Wando for owner/breeder Gustav Schickedanz, was in the process of explaining to a Woodbine television host that he would have to see how the colt came out of the race before planning for the BC Juvenile when he suddenly felt his heart in his throat.

"The horse pulls up right in front of me, and takes a turn," Keogh explained after the interview. "Then I see his right foot, all covered in blood."

Wando had suffered a deep cut on his right hind leg when clipped by a rival during the running of the Grey. Ontario Racing Commission veterinarians Greg Taylor and John McNie promptly applied a pressure bandage to stanch the bleeding.

Keogh, who had rushed to Wando's side, stayed with the colt. Both skipped the winner's circle ceremony, and began a long walk back to the barn, where they were met by veterinarian Dan Duncan.

"The cut was just off his suspensory, but it didn't touch it," said Keogh. "It was fairly deep. We had to put some stitches in there and flush it out as soon as possible.

"He had rundowns [protective bandages] on. I'm glad he had them on, or it would have been worse."

By Monday morning, things seemed relatively well in Wando's world, and the trip to Chicago for the Breeders' Cup remained on the agenda.

"He looks good this morning," said Keogh. "I think he'll be okay. He's definitely sound on it [the injured leg]; that's a good sign.

"He'll have to just walk for four or five days. That doesn't bother me, fitness-wise, but he likes to get out and train."

Keogh said he initially did not see the incident that caused Wando's injury. He certainly took notice, however, when Gigawatt got first run on Wando coming into the stretch and opened up what appeared to be an insurmountable lead.

"I felt like we weren't going to catch him," said Keogh. "But [Wando] swapped onto that right lead, and was on him in three or four jumps."

Mark Casse, who trains Gigawatt for Stonerside Stable, also thought for a few moments that his colt was home free, but then watched him settle for second place.

"I thought at the top of the lane we were a winner," said Casse. "That horse went by awful fast. I was impressed."

Casse does not plan to proceed to the Juvenile with Gigawatt. "We'll talk about it, but I wouldn't think so," he said. "He doesn't have much seasoning, but we have a really good horse and we're going to be patient."

Gigawatt was making only his third start in the Grey, but was coming off an eye-popping 17 3/4-length maiden win here at a mile and 70 yards.