Jockey Ramon Dominguez, who was involved in a spill in Friday’s 6TH race at
Belmont Park, is off his Saturday mounts with some general stiffness but hopes
to ride on Sunday, according to his agent Steve Rushing.
In the Friday race, a one-mile allowance optional claimer for New York-bred
fillies and mares run on the Widener turf course, Dominguez was aboard Ms
Stilleto (Knockadoon), who appeared to clip heels with Starjetta (A. P Jet) on
the backstretch, causing Ms Stilleto to stumble and unseat her rider. Dominguez
stood and walked unassisted to the chase ambulance and was taken to NYRA First
Aid for evaluation, then transported to North Shore University Hospital. He was
released from the hospital on Friday evening.
Dominguez, 34, is currently third in the Belmont Park spring/summer meet
jockey standings with 23 wins. He was the leading rider in New York last year
and in 2009, his first full year of riding on the NYRA circuit. The Venezuelan
native won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 2010 and led the nation
in earnings with more than $16 million in purses.