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BIRD STRIKES!


Sunday Race 8 SAR

Jockey Sebastian Morales got hit in the face by a bird on the first turn but still managed to guide 32-1 shot Freddy the Cap to a victory in Sunday’s eighth race.

The unfortunate fowl struck Morales in the goggles and then bounced off jockey Julien Leparoux, riding A Zero Trap. Leparoux briefly looked back at the bird as it fell to the track.

“I didn’t see that bird,” said a laughing Morales, 23, who was uninjured. “It hurt a little bit because I looked up and the bird crossed me and he kept pinching my face … It’s funny, you know.”

Morales briefly adjusted his goggles but kept his composure and won the nine-furlong race by a head over Groomedforvictory.

Morales said nothing like that had never happened to him.

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay, a horse owner, did the race call. Hopefully, the unlucky bird won’t end up somebody’s plate. Albany Times Union - Mark Singelais