Jockey Rajiv Maragh underwent surgery Sunday morning at
North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, to repair a broken right arm
suffered when he was unseated during the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold
Cup at Belmont Park.
“They put in a couple of plates and some screws and he
seems to be fine,” said Maragh’s agent, Tony Micallef. “We don’t know yet how
long he will be out.”
Maragh suffered the injury about halfway through the
running of the 1 1/4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup, when he fell from his mount,
Wicked Strong, who had clipped heels with Moreno.
Moreno, who went on to finish
fourth behind winner Tonalist, was disqualified and placed last for having
angled in on Wicked Strong.
Maragh, 29, is the fourth-leading rider at the Belmont fall
meet with 15 victories and purses earned of more than $1.4 million.
One race
earlier on Saturday’s card, the native of Kingston, Jamaica, won the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational aboard Main Sequence.
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