Espinoza Update

[RUFFIAN]

Espinoza has fracture in C-3, out indefinitely, had "stinger" in left arm
following accident in which Bobby Abu Dhabi perished

Jockey Victor Espinoza suffered a fracture to the C-3 vertebrae and will be sidelined indefinitely, his agent, Brian Beach, reported Sunday.

Espinoza also had some numbness in his left arm, but it is subsiding. Beach described that arm injury as similar to a "stinger" suffered by football players.
Espinoza was injured during an accident on Sunday morning at Del Mar
in which the stakes-winning sprinter Bobby Abu Dhabi perished

Espinoza was working Bobby Abu Dhabi when the horse dropped suddenly
and without warning nearing the end of a drill,
apparently from a sudden cardiac event.

Espinoza was placed on a backboard and had his neck immobilized by paramedics. He was transferred to a waiting ambulance and was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital.
She Espinoza will be kept there overnight, Beach said Sunday.

Espinoza can move all four extremities. He has no paralysis, Beach said. But Beach said Espinoza "got lucky" that he wasn't more seriously injured.
Bobby Abu Dhabi, 4, was third in the Grade 2 True North Stakes at Belmont Park in his last start on June 8. He won the Grade 2 Kona Gold earlier this year at Santa Anita and also was second in the Grade 1 Triple Bend. He was trained by Peter Miller.

[cal828]

Sorry to hear all that. Terrible news. Speedy recovery to Victor E.

[Alabama Stakes]

Asa Espinoza just won at 70-1. Hope Victor is gonna be ok

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN-333

Espinoza has fracture in C-3, out indefinitely, had "stinger" in left arm
following accident in which Bobby Abu Dhabi perished

Jockey Victor Espinoza suffered a fracture to the C-3 vertebrae and will be sidelined indefinitely, his agent, Brian Beach, reported Sunday.

Espinoza also had some numbness in his left arm, but it is subsiding. Beach described that arm injury as similar to a "stinger" suffered by football players.
Espinoza was injured during an accident on Sunday morning at Del Mar
in which the stakes-winning sprinter Bobby Abu Dhabi perished

Espinoza was working Bobby Abu Dhabi when the horse dropped suddenly
and without warning nearing the end of a drill,
apparently from a sudden cardiac event.

Espinoza was placed on a backboard and had his neck immobilized by paramedics. He was transferred to a waiting ambulance and was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital.
She Espinoza will be kept there overnight, Beach said Sunday.

Espinoza can move all four extremities. He has no paralysis, Beach said. But Beach said Espinoza "got lucky" that he wasn't more seriously injured.
Bobby Abu Dhabi, 4, was third in the Grade 2 True North Stakes at Belmont Park in his last start on June 8. He won the Grade 2 Kona Gold earlier this year at Santa Anita and also was second in the Grade 1 Triple Bend. He was trained by Peter Miller.

Thanks Ruffian. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Victor and family and friends!!!

[Plenilune]

Grateful that Espinoza is going to be ok. But wow, so heartbreaking to lose Bobby Abu Dhabi. This sport is high and low and one must be tough to follow it, for sure. RIP Bobby Abu Dhabi.

[ElPrado]

Just a coincidence, but my only nephew, Corey, managed to wreck his ATV in Va Friday. Just about the same result. He's coming down to Tampa for surgery. He has numbness in his arms and shoulders, fractured one vertebrae in his neck, but repairable.
Can't say the same for the ATV. It's gone to the scrap metal heap in the sky.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by ElPrado

Just a coincidence, but my only nephew, Corey, managed to wreck his ATV in Va Friday. Just about the same result. He's coming down to Tampa for surgery. He has numbness in his arms and shoulders, fractured one vertebrae in his neck, but repairable.
Can't say the same for the ATV. It's gone to the scrap metal heap in the sky.

Prayers and best thoughts for your nephew and family!!!

[Plenilune]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

Prayers and best thoughts for your nephew and family!!!

Second that. ElPrado, prayers for your nephew for a full recovery.