Desormeaux will miss three weeks with injuries from spill

By David Grening
9/4/10 4:32 PM
ESPN

Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux will be out of action a minimum of three weeks after sustaining a cracked vertebra as a result of a spill he was involved in during the running of Friday's second race at Saratoga.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux will be out of action a minimum of three weeks after sustaining a cracked vertebra as a result of a spill he was involved in during the running of Friday's second race at Saratoga.

Desormeaux, 40, will not require surgery, but will have to wear a neck brace for 1 1/2 to two weeks, according to his agent, Mike Sellitto.

"Three weeks, he should be back to riding," Sellitto said. "He isn't required to do anything, it will heal on its own. It's a minor crack."

Desormeaux was aboard the 2-year-old filly Forest Whip when she fell in the stretch. She died of a heart attack. Desormeaux was thrown hard to the dirt course and was taken to a Saratoga hospital to be evaluated.

After an initial set of X-rays were negative, Desormeaux was told that he was fine. A CAT-Scan revealed the fracture, which was confirmed by doctors at Albany Medical Center.

Desormeaux, despite having the fewest mounts among the top 10 riders, ranked seventh in the Saratoga standings with 17 wins from 103 mounts. A three-time Eclipse Award-winning rider, Desormeaux has ridden 5,328 career winners and ranks fifth all-time on the earnings list with more than $234 million in purse won money.

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