Jockey William Buick will be sidelined from race riding for a minimum six weeks after specialists confirmed a compression fracture of his T12 vertebrae. Buick suffered the injury when falling from the fatally injured Mark Johnston trainee Permian (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) after the finish of last weekend's GI Secretariat S. at Arlington Park.
“After seeing my specialist [Friday], I can confirm I have a T12 compression fracture after my fall at Arlington last Saturday, which sadly saw Permian lose his life,” Buick said. “He will be sorely missed, and my condolences go to [owner] His Highness Sheikh Hamdan and the team at Mark Johnston Racing.”
Buick added, “I will have the injury re-scanned in six weeks time and will know more then. While I'm disappointed to be missing a large chunk of the season, I have plenty of respect for the injury and I realise how lucky I have been. I would like to thank all the well-wishers, everyone who helped me immediately after the accident at Arlington Park, including Charlie Johnston, Jimmy Bell, Chris Connett, and all the doctors at the hospital in Chicago, and the whole racing community. I would also like to thank my family and friends and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed for their support.”
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