Jockeys sent to hospital after spill

Jockeys sent to hospital after spill

Francisco Duran, David Lopez and Alfredo Miranda were sent to

Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, after a chain reaction

spill that involved four horses in the 2ND race at Golden Gate

Fields on Saturday.

Dr. David Seftel, the track physician at Golden Gate, said

that tests done at the hospital revealed that Miranda and Lopez

suffered mild concussions while Duran sustained a fractured right

collarbone.

The accident occurred when Irish Tizzy (Proud Irish), ridden

by Miranda, fractured his right front ankle and fell. Rippling

Water (Mr. Procrastinator) with Duran aboard and Sky Guy (Skywalker)

with Lopez up both fell over Irish Tizzy. True Stride (Bartok [Ire]),

with jockey Iggy Puglisi in the saddle, stumbled over Irish Tizzy

but managed to stay on his feet. Puglisi came off True Stride but

appeared uninjured from the fall.

Dr. Joan Hurley, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)

veterinarian at the track, reported that Irish Tizzy had to be

euthanized but the other three horses appeared to be fine other

than some scrapes.

Seven horses left the gate in the claiming contest, but only

three finished. The track stewards cited CHRB rule No. 1544 and

declared the race a "no contest" since the majority of

the horses in the race were effected by the accident.

Wagers on the race, excluding multiple race bets, were

refunded. Those with live tickets in the multiple race bets were

given a win for the 2ND race.