At Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla, Edwin Gonzalez, thrown from his mount during Saturday's ninth race, suffered a hairline fracture in his right leg. The jockey will be evaluated further this week, according to agent Kevin Meyocks.
Gonzalez, third in the standings during Gulfstream's Spring/Summer Meet with 59 wins and $1.776 million in total earnings, had been named to ride Miles Ahead in the Grade 3 Smile Sprint. Victor Espinoza replaced Gonzalez on Miles Ahead, who won by a half-length.
Gonzalez has 1,506 career wins since coming to the U.S. from his native Puerto Rico in 2013. A multiple graded-stakes winner in Puerto Rico, Gonzalez guided Ghost Hunter for his first graded-stakes success in the 2017 Grade 3 Arlington Handicap.
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