Abel Cedillo Recuperating at Home, No Surgery Required

Abel Cedillo, who was involved in a one-horse spill soon after the start of the fourth race Sunday at Del Mar, has returned home after being hospitalized with a fractured bone in his neck. His neck injury was sustained when Get the Gold (Passion for Gold) clipped heels and threw the rider. The horse was quickly caught and walked off the track under his own power, while Cedillo was moved by track personnel before being taken by ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital.

Michael Ciani, Cedillo's agent, told officials at Del Mar the rider will not need surgery but will require somewhere between four to six weeks of recovery time.