Michael Martinez, Golden Gate

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Martinez 'very critical' after Golden Gate fall

By Nicholas Godfrey 8:14PM 13 SEP 2010
USA: Jockey Michael Martinez, second in the Golden Gate Fields standings this summer, is in "very critical" condition after severing his spinal cord in a fall on Sunday.

According to the Daily Racing Form, 24-year-old Martinez underwent nearly 11 hours of emergency surgery at an Oakland hospital after the incident.

Martinez is also suffering from bleeding in his head and into his lungs, said track physician David Seftel.

The jockey, 13th in the national standings with 168 winners, was unseated in a 5f claimer when the favourite Fair 'n Warmer clipped heels.

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