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Originally Posted by chucklestheclown
Wow. I watched the replay more then I should have and still don't know what made this horse fall. I THINK Migs was trying to shift out just a little because he was anticipating the inside horse was about to come over (which he did) and the horse responded a little quicker than he anticipated, going sideways at an awkward angle. Am I grasping for an explanation?
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Beyond grasping, it's plain and simple the horse broke down.
It seems like there is only mention in the papers/news when a jockey commits a horrible act against a horse (hit in the eye with whip, throw whip and spit, etc...). But I happened to catch this blurb in this mornings NY Daily News and gives a little insight what kind of person the Mig is. I found it touching in a game (especially at that moment after what happened and not knowing how seriously injured he was) that can be so so cruel at times.
The Day at the Races
BY Jerry Bossert
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Sunday, January 24th 2010, 4:00 AM
Related NewsThe Day at the RacesBossert's Aqueduct AnalysisBossert's Aqueduct AnalysisThe Day at the RacesMeet the man beneath the J-E-T-S chantCruel and brutal are words often used by less enlightened people when describing horse racing. It's a tough sport, but it is also one of the most compassionate.
Jockey Richard Migliore showed it Saturday after being involved in a frightening spill during the first race.
The soon-to-be 46-year-old got to his hands and knees and crawled over to comfort his fallen mount, Honest Wildcat, who suffered a fracture to his right front leg.
Petting the fallen animal's neck in his dirt-covered silks, Migliore stayed with the horse until the EMS staff arrived, placing the jockey on a stretcher and taking him to North Shore University Hospital.
Honest Wildcat was taken off the track on the equine ambulance with a splint placed on his injured limb, but sadly was put down.
The jockey complained of head pain and blurred vision. Initial X-rays came back negative but he was diagnosed with a concussion, although he was released from the hospital.
We're sure he'll make it back. No one is tougher than "The Mig," who was almost killed in a spill at Belmont in 1988 and has suffered many other broken bones along the way.
But besides being tough, Migliore showed he's one of the kindest people, too.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...#ixzz0dZligIKd