Desormeaux has broken vertebrae
 

Don't have facebook, but reports are that he suffered a broken c7.

Update: http://drf.com/blogs/saratoga-desorm...oken-vertebrae

Saratoga: Desormeaux okay
By David Grening
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Kent Desormeaux appears to have escaped his spill in Friday's second race without injury. X-rays taken on Desormeaux were negative and he just has some soreness in his neck area, akin to whiplash, according to his agent, Mike Sellitto.

Sellitto said a decision on whether Desormeaux would ride Saturday would be made on Saturday.

Desormeaux is listed on four mounts Saturday including longshot Indian Dance in the Grade 1 Woodward.

Desormeaux had to take off his final two mounts on Friday. Garrett gomez rides Classy Touch in the sixth. Rajiv Maragh rides Thabazimbi in the ninth.

Glad he escaped injury. His poor mount - Forest Whip a 2-year old Mott trained maiden filly wasn't so lucky. She was dead before she hit the ground. Happened right in front of us. Poor baby. Most likely a heart attack.

Was there too, and right in front of it. Looking at the replay, found it somewhat strange that literally, right after a big crack of the left-handed stick, the horse dropped almost on cue.

CAT scan revealed broken C7, x-rays were negative.

Very common scenario. CT far better for nondisplaced fracture than plain film unless you wait two weeks and diagnosis is made by seeing a line of healing on XRay. Depending on whether the body of C7 is broken or one of the outside parts of the vertebrae (see how many possibilities below to name only some) He may have a spinal cord problem which will take a much longer recovery time or not. Either way he is a very lucky guy not to be much more seriously hurt.

http://www.google.com/images?q=C7%20...w=1280&bih=548