Douglas to have surgery following spill

[South Beach Luv]

Saw this on another forum:

E. T. Baird will be picking up all Douglas's mounts and donating the money back to Douglas and his family per HRTV.

Classy move if that is true.

[PPerfectfan]

Originally Posted by South Beach Luv

Saw this on another forum:



Classy move if that is true.

Very Classy! Man, I hope that since he did have some feeling in his legs after that he will walk agian. Get well Rene!

[chucklestheclown]

He IS Arlington and Chicago racing to me. I am hoping against hope he will fully recover.

[booner]

Thoughts and prayers go out to Rene and his family. Hope things get better.

And I'll also add that is a real classy move on the part of E.T. Baird.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by booner

Thoughts and prayers go out to Rene and his family. Hope things get better.

And I'll also add that is a real classy move on the part of E.T. Baird.

i hope e.t. has a banner day.

[eajinabi]

Rene is a good rider and I hope he comes back.

The article also says that the horse seemed to break its back also. I hope the horse will recover as well

[mark2061mn]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/article/50929.htm

Not good news.

[2MinsToPost]

Best wishes go out to him and his loved ones.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by mark2061mn

http://www.bloodhorse.com/article/50929.htm

Not good news.

no, it's not. but it's not over yet. ten days to two weeks before they know much, so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for him.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Danzig

no, it's not. but it's not over yet. ten days to two weeks before they know much, so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for him.

Hopefully his current situation has do with the swelling or edema in the injured area which would regress in 10-14 days potentially allowing the nerve roots/cord to recover and transmit impulses hopefully leading to recovery of muscle movement.

As long as he does not have a transection or severing of his cord like that poor unfortunate kid Andrew Lakeman did two years ago at Belmont his prognosis may have reason to hope. Hopefully his paralysis is due to the edema squeezing the nerve root/cord which slows down blood flow (ischemia) throughout the cord.

It's likely Rene is still in the hypothermic phase of resuscitation where his body is cooled to 32-33 C to minimize the secondary phase of the neuro injury. They keep patients ventilated and sedated so it is impossible to know anything about recovery of function until he is not being treated this way. It isn't done every time but in 2009 hypothermia is a big part of acute neuro care.

If he did in fact have movement and feeling in his feet post fall that is a huge positive. My most sincere prayers are certainly with he and his family.

[jwkniska]

Great move by E.T. Very classy!

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

Rene is a good rider and I hope he comes back.

The article also says that the horse seemed to break its back also. I hope the horse will recover as well

Don't think he's coming back to ride. Hope whatever percentage chance he has (to use his lower body) works out his way.

[Merlinsky]

I feel so terrible for Rene. Definitely hoping the next 10-14 days bring good news. Remember that NFL player a couple years ago that everybody thought was gonna be paralyzed from the neck down? He's walking around today. I bet if there's the slightest chance, Rene will make it happen. Way to go E. T. and we're praying for you Rene.

For anybody who can bear to watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emEh3ChIt74 It's about 1:43 into it. It happens so quick and the camera just flies along so you don't even see the horse finally come to a stop as it were. She's still in the process of landing from the flip.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

That Cajun race riding that people just love to let go (and actually openly encourage) didn't work out so well for the industry yesterday. Lost one of our best turf riders because of that Cajun "race riding." That kind of move is tolerated every damn day at almost every track. So, you get what you order. He knew Douglas had more horse. He saw a spot open for Douglas. Knew he would win if he took it. So he made damn sure he couldn't take it. He didn't even have enough horse to take that spot. When Douglas is pushed out, Cajun doesn't even take the spot. He takes the rail. He had nothing. That blows.

[Sightseek]

Sad news indeed.

[Gotodubai]

Prayers for Rene , and all of his family.

[santana]

Prayers to him and his family.....

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

He'll be in my prayers

[mclem0822]

Originally Posted by South Beach Luv

Saw this on another forum:



Classy move if that is true.

Absolutely classy move by Baird.