Jockey Trevor McCarthy suffered a broken collarbone during an incident in Friday's sixth race at Aqueduct, when his mount Ever Summer clipped heels with a rival. McCarthy was taken off the track on a backboard, reports Daily Racing Form's Dave Grening on Twitter, and was transported to the hospital where the diagnosis was made.
McCarthy is awaiting the results of additional scans.
According to the Equibase chart, a stewards' inquiry was held into the sixth race, resulting in the disqualification of runner-up Rhombique from second to ninth for interference with several rivals. Rhombique, ridden by Jalon Samuel, angled out near the quarter pole and bumped a rival while moving from the two-path to the four-path.
That move forced Ever Summer and McCarthy to the seven-path, where they clipped heels with eventual seventh-place finisher Unruly July. Ever Summer fell to the ground, but returned to her feet after clipping heels and walked off the track under her own power.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy suffered a broken collarbone as a result of the spill in today's 6th race at AQU. He is awaiting further scans on his back to see if there is any other issue. Obviously, will miss some time.
— David Grening (@DRFGrening) November 18, 2022
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Longtime Thoroughbred handicapper and columnist Dave Litfin died on Thursday in Saratoga after battling cancer, reports the Daily Racing Form. He was 64 years old.
Litfin was Daily Racing Form's lead handicapper in New York from 1991-2016. More recently, Litfin wrote handicapping columns for Blood-Horse and worked as a chart-caller for Equibase.
Litfin authored two books: “Expert Handicapping: Winning Insights into Betting Thoroughbreds,” and “Real-Life Handicapping: An Eclectic Horseplayer's Year at the Track.”
Donations made be made in Litfin's name to Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm, in lieu of flowers.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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