Mizz Liza had broke well from the gate from post number 1 and was maintaining her position along the rail when the four horse ridden by a terrible 7 pound bug rider veered directly into her path with no warning. Jose Flores saw the other horse coming but it was too late to slow Mizz Liza enough so he attempted to get out of the way. Unfortunately she clipped heels with the impeding horse and fell, tossing Flores hard to the ground while a trailing horse fell over the top of her unseating her rider as well. Both horses escaped permanent injury and Ramon Moya was unhurt. However Flores has sustained a cracked vertebrae and is under going surgery to fuse it tonight. He has full movement of all his limbs and should make a full recovery. Mizz Liza fell hard on her neck and side and sustained a few superficial cuts but looks like she will also be able to make a full recovery.
Obviously accidents happen in life and horse racing. What makes this incident especially troubling is that it was completely unnecessary. Flores did nothing wrong. The horses did nothing wrong. The blame lies strictly on the shoulders of apprentice Jason Nguyen who clearly is not a safe rider as he never even looked back after having caused a pileup. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jose Flores as we are hoping for him to make a complete recovery. We also are hoping that Jason Nguyen finds himself something else to do with his life before he takes someone elses with his incompetence.
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