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Eight wins shy of the 2,000-win milestone, jockey Cindy Murphy was severely injured in an incident at the starting gates at Prairie Meadows on Sunday.

The 2-year-old filly Crypto Mo, trained by her husband Travis Murphy, acted up in the gates and was scratched from the evening's sixth race. Murphy reports that the filly was uninjured.

Murphy was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with eight broken ribs, four pelvic fractures, and a tear in her abdominal wall. Murphy told the Paulick Report that since none of the fractures are displaced she will not require surgery.

Doctors do expect Murphy will be non-weightbearing for at least a month, and the rehabilitation process is expected to take several additional months.

“It's gonna be a long haul,” Murphy said.

The 60-year-old Murphy has been a jockey since 1987, according to Equibase.

She has ridden 18,087 Thoroughbred starters, and is credited with winning the first-ever race held at Prairie Meadows in 1989.

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A pivotal scene in the acclaimed film Jockey was, for the most part, unscripted. According to Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, it was the 42-year-old Louisiana-born jockey Logan Cormier who helped bring the scene to life.

Leo Brock, Cormier's character in the film, is critically injured and in the hospital. He is visited by the main character, Jackson Silva, played by Clifton Collins, Jr., and director Clint Bentley encouraged the two to improvise the scene.

Cormier, many times injured over the course of his career, also has experience with returning to the saddle after a 16-year hiatus that included a nine-year stint in jail for crimes linked to serious drug addiction. He'd never played a role on screen prior to Jockey; instead, Bentley brought Cormier into the role simply because the rider had already lived it.

Cormier was able to improvise the pithy, dramatic line that sticks with viewers: “I'm not afraid of dying. I'm just afraid of not being able to ride.”

“That was not scripted – that was just them [Cormier and Collins] finding the emotion of that scene,” Bentley told TRC. “You think about somebody who'd never been in front of a camera before … how much raw talent does he have to deliver a performance like that in that scene?

“Forget a first-time actor. Even if you are working with just a day player, a side actor who comes in—that's a really hard scene to do. I cannot overstate what an incredible job he did at getting that emotion across.”

Read more at Thoroughbred Racing Commentary.

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Jockey Edgard Zayas will make his long-awaited return to action on Friday's program at Gulfstream Park, where South Florida's most dominant rider for the past several years will have three mounts on the 10-race Happy Hour card (2:55 p.m. ET).

Zayas has been sidelined since undergoing shoulder surgery in December 2021.

The 28-year-old journeyman is named to ride Ralph Nicks-trained first-time starter Flag Woman in Race 3, hard-knocking Antonio Sano-trained Don't Get Khozy in Race 7, and Saffie Joseph Jr-trained Li Li Bear in Race 8.

Zayas, who has been galloping and breezing horses at Gulfstream for the last few weeks in preparation for his return to action, was aboard for Princess Rooney Invitational (G2) contender Allworthy Sunday morning.

Thank you for all the well wishes & prayers. Surgery went well. I'm home recovering, already looking forward to getting stronger. Thankful for my family & friends that come over to cook me dinner Thanks @JulienLeparoux & @SheaLeparoux . pic.twitter.com/aV2o8P9BfB

— Edgardo Zayas (@zayas_edgardo) December 17, 2021

Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado enjoyed a triumphant visit to his native Peru Saturday, capturing the Clasico Lady Shatzi, a 1 ¼-mile stakes at Monterrico aboard Argentine-bred La Fascinada.

Prado added a second victory guiding Rabiata to win on the undercard.

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Retired trainer Tim Arterburn, son of former jockey and trainer Jack Arterburn and brother of trainer Lonnie Arterburn, passed away June 7 at the age 63.

Arterburn was primarily based in Northern California, as was his father and brother, the latter co-breeder of Hall of Fame gelding Lava Man. Arterburn's sister Tami is married to retired Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze.

Tim was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 21, 1958. He grew up on an Arizona ranch enjoying the 4-H program with horses, dogs, and cattle and later attended Brigham Young University.

After the family moved to San Francisco, Aterburn started working as a groom for his uncle Buster Pollard at Bay Meadows and then as an assistant trainer for his father before taking out his own trainers license in 1982.

Arterburn left the racetrack after sending out his final runner in 2000. He attended the University of Las Vegas and BYU distant learning and was an honor student each year before completing a Bachelor's degree. He later attended a trucking school to receive his CDL license, which would later open other employment opportunities.

As a trainer, Arterburn compiled a career record of 176-159-133 from 1,016 starters who amassed purse earnings of more than $1.5 million. His top earner was California-bred gelding Perfect Timing, who won claiming and allowance races and bankrolled more than $90,000.

In 2019, Tim met Gena Gunderson, fell in love, and they remained together until he passed away.

Survivors include his mother, Sue Ann Arterburn, sisters Jacalene Calvario and Tami Baze, and brother Lonnie Arterburn.

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