Jockey Richard Mullen was unseated from Breeders' Cup Turf winner Rebel's Romance on the far turn of Sunday's Grade 2 Bowling Green Stakes at Saratoga Racecourse, after which the English rider was transported to Albany Medical Center for evaluation.
According to The Mirror, Mullen remains hospitalized with multiple injuries, though none will require surgical repair.
“I am very sore with a broken collarbone, three broken vertebrae, a couple of broken ribs, a broken thumb and little bleeding on my lungs,” Mullen told The Mirror. “But apart from that I'm okay!”
The 47-year-old rider insisted that the incident was not caused by any other rider, and said he just needed time and patience to recover.
Rebel's Romance, trained by Charlie Appleby for Godolphin, was unhurt in the incident. The trainer plans to reroute the 5-year-old son of Dubawi to the G1 Arlington Million at Colonial Downs on Aug. 12, according to a Tweet from Godolphin.
Update from Charlie Appleby on Rebel's Romance
Rebel's Romance is in good form following his run on Sunday and will be pointed at next weekend's @ColonialDowns G1 Arlington Million!
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— Godolphin (@godolphin) August 1, 2023
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