Jockey Dylan Davis, who was injured in a spill Friday at Aqueduct, will be out of action indefinitely according to NYRA in a note released Saturday morning. Davis's agent, Mike Migliore, said that the jockey “sustained a broken right collarbone, multiple fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung.”
Davis was aboard Tarpaulin (Leofric) when Heavyweight Champs (Solomini) fell near the three-eighths pole unseating jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. Tarpaulin made contact with Santana, Jr. and unseated Davis, who was placed on a backboard and immediately transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
Once stabilized, Davis was then transported to the ICU at North Shore University Hospital late Friday evening for additional testing and to begin his recuperation.
“More than anything, I just want him to be healthy,” Migliore told NYRA. “He'll get to go home to his family one day soon and be OK. It could have been a lot worse. Thank God, the Lord was looking over him and we have good people looking out for him and he's going to get good care. We would also like to thank Bob Rosenthal, who provided important guidance with the transfer to North Shore. Dylan has received additional scans and X-rays to track the progress of his left lung. He's still uncomfortable, but all vitals are healthy. Dylan really appreciates all the well-wishes and now he just needs to rest and continue to heal.”
Jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. visited onsite first aid under his own power Friday and is back on his mounts Saturday.
Additionally, jockey Sahin Civaci, who was injured at Aqueduct on Thursday after being unseated from Despo's Dream (Mitole), sustained hairline fractures to two vertebrae according to his agent Mike Sellitto. Civaci will follow up with an orthopedic specialist this week.
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