Jockey Eddie Castro, who fell from his horse in the 8TH race at Aqueduct on
Wednesday, was released from Jamaica Hospital Wednesday evening after X-rays and
tests revealed no fractures or major injuries.
Jockey Edgar Prado, also involved in the spill, took off his final mount of
the day at Aqueduct in race 9, but appeared to avoid any serious injury.
In the 8TH race, a six-furlong allowance on the inner track, Reading Group
(Read the Footnotes), who was ridden by the 25-year-old Castro, was bumped on
the far turn by his entrymate, Aheadofthejoneses (Smarty Jones), who veered out
under Edgar Prado. The collision unseated Castro, and Aheadofthejoneses fell
shortly thereafter, unseating the 43-year-old Prado.
Reading Group, a three-year-old colt, was not injured in the incident, while
Aheadofthejoneses, a three-year-old gelding, bled from the nose and was vanned
off the track.