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Francisco Arieta Reportedly, 15 calendar days have been suspended Colonial Downs His “very careless” journey brought on a spill on Thursday, inflicting rival jockey Tyler Connor to be hospitalized with a damaged neck and nostril.
bloodhorse The suspension, which was introduced on Saturday, was introduced on Saturday and August sixteenth. Arieta nonetheless booked 9 rides at Colonial between Wednesday and Friday.
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Arieta rode the Matador and completed first within the Colonial race 7 on Thursday. The victory was overturned by a steward who decided Arieta was accountable for stopping his advance by Connor’s journey stanza transferring ahead in the direction of the house stretch. In keeping with Equibase Race Chart, Matador fishing tripped by the stanza and brought on him to fall. Matador was disqualified and positioned final.
Liezing immobile on the truck, Connor was taken to a VCU Medical Heart close to Richmond, Virginia, the place he was in intensive care to deal with the fracture to the C1 vertebrae and nostril. Stanza, a three-year-old castrated, was stated to have suffered minor accidents. The ultimate 4 races on the Colonial Wednesday card have been cancelled.
Connor was advised by his agent Paula Bacon that he was regaining his senses in his legs shortly after he was hospitalized. His spouse Paula stated the medical doctors have been optimistic and that the swelling would recede round a neck damage.
By the tip of the Sunday morning, gofundme “Tyler Connor’s Lengthy-Time period Highway to Restoration” raised $52,335 out of the $55,000 aim.
