"Paco went to his own doctor, took more X-rays and they saw it," Moran said Tuesday. First, Leon was thrown from from his mount, Blue Solo, in mid-stretch during the ninth race finale at Tampa Bay Downs. The Gulfstream Park stewards have handed down a five-day suspension to jockey Paco Lopez for careless riding aboard The Brother Slew, the winner in Sunday's last race, the $300,000 Clasico del Caribe. We're just fortunate to have a doctor who's willing to do the surgery under these circumstances," Moran said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic. The fact it helped Irad’s brother Jose win the race only added insult to injury. Paco Lopez meanwhile has few injury concerns with Levante boasting a practically fully fit squad apart from defender Ivan Lopez who remains a long-term injury absentee. "He was released from the hospital Sunday with a clean bill of health after the doctor's examined him. The Spanish boss showed off the nasty head injury after his side's 2-2 draw with Cadiz. Surgery is scheduled for 1 p.m. Paco Lopez was born in Veracruz, Mexico. Injury-hit Levante visits Celta Vigo needing a win to end a three-game losing run in the Spanish league. Paco Lopez was unseated by Fluent in Sarcasm shortly after the break in the ninth race at Gulfstream Park. Earlier this year, Lopez received a 30-day ban for his role in a Jan. 31 spill that injured two riders, Romero Maragh and Carlos Montalvo. He was conscious and transported to a local trauma unit for … "Paco is doing great," Moran said. Injury-hit Levante visits Celta Vigo needing a win to end a three-game losing run in the Spanish league. ET in Miami, Moran said. Lopez's time on this ranch later lead to him learning how to ride quarter horses and, eventually, start his career in horse racing. Update On Injured Jockeys Lopez, Gallardo March 18, 2012 3:36am Jockeys Paco Lopez and Antonio Gallardo could be released later today from Memorial Regional Hospital after being involved in a spill during Saturday’s last race at Gulfstream Park. Expiring contract will ground Tex Sutton racehorse flights, Medina Spirit earns Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby, Soup and Sandwich 'fine' after Kentucky Derby mishap, Jockey Paco Lopez undergoes surgery, to miss at least a month. The Montenegran has joined fellow midfielders José Campaña and Gonzalo Melero on … "His nose and his thumb were swollen," Moran said, but X-rays showed that "everything was good." Jockey Paco Lopez was taken by ambulance to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., for X-rays and evaluation after suffering an apparent right elbow injury following a fall in the 10th race at Monmouth Park Aug. 8, according to Dr. Angelo Chinnici, the track's medical director. Lopez, the meet's leading rider whose 31 winners at the meet are more than double that of his next closest competitor, went down after his mount, Pretendant , appeared to clip heels in tight quarters midway through the final turn of the 1 1/16-mile race. The original expectation was for Lopez to return on Thursday. Paco Lopez will continue to be without Nikola Vukcevic, José Campaña and Jorge Miramon, who are ruled out through injury. Jockey Paco Lopez underwent surgery on Tuesday afternoon to repair a fracture in his thumb, according to agent Corey Moran. He hopes to be ready to ride in seven weeks. Levante has been outscored 7-1 during its losing streak, and coach Paco López wants to keep his team safely in the middle of the standings with the season winding down. It was a clear, blatant, obvious, and seemingly intentional foul by Irad Ortiz against Paco Lopez. He was the main if not only speed and was expected to win. Jockey Paco Lopez will have surgery to repair a thumb injured in a spill Saturday at Gulfstream Park and will be out for four to six weeks. LEVANTE manager Paco Lopez was left with a 'hole' in his head after injuring HIMSELF. University of Louisville Equine Industry Program - Get a Career in Horse Racing! Lopez's agent, Cory Moran, said Sunday that the jockey was "real banged up" but expects to ride in Gulfstream's next scheduled races on Thursday. Jockey Paco Lopez, leading rider at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., was taken by ambulance to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch for X-rays and evaluation after suffering an apparent right elbow injury following a spill in the 10th race on Saturday’s card, according to Dr. Angelo Chinnici, the track’s medical director. Jockey Paco Lopez will have surgery to repair a thumb injured in a spill Saturday at Gulfstream Park and will be out for four to six weeks. Also on Saturday, jockey Jose Leon was thrown from from his mount, Blue Solo, during the ninth race finale at Tampa Bay Downs. Lyapustina was taken to a local hospital for observation and My Lila was euthanized, according to Laurel publicity. Jockey Tais Lyapustina was unseated during Laurel Park's second race when her mount, 3-year-old filly My Lila, broke down in midstretch while on the lead and drifted inside, avoiding other horses but catapulting the rider over the inner rail. More problems for Paco López in the form of injurys. (Video) Three 30-1 Longshots you can't leave off your tickets, Medina Spirit could face big field in Preakness Stakes. Lopez had crossed under the finish line second aboard Precious Lady in … A Friday night visit by Leicester is enough to give Southampton the chills. While living with his sister, he began to work on a ranch. Image: Supplied Puerto Rican jockey Irad Ortiz Jr has been hit with a $1000 fine after a shocking post-race attack on rival rider Paco Lopez. Jockey Paco Lopez rode four winners in a row at Gulfstream Park on April 18, right after he received news of a 60-day suspension for "continued careless riding" by the Florida stewards. The stewards conducted an inquiry but made no change to the order of finish in which favored Beach Traffic  was the runaway winner. He was at Gulfstream Saturday with his left arm in a sling. Paco Lopez lost Nikola Vukcevic to injury during the international break. Gulfstream Park’s leading rider Paco Lopez, injured in a spill Feb. 18, will likely remain off his mounts through the weekend, according to agent Cory Moran. Cox says Essential Quality was best in Derby; Preakness next? Another rider, Paco Lopez, the leading jockey at the Gulfstream meet, was also involved in that spill and was treated and released. The original expectation was for Lopez to return on Thursday. Jockey Paco Lopez has been suspended 60 racing days for what Gulfstream Park steward Stephen DiMauro called “continuous careless riding” in Sunday's 11th … Learn More or Download the App, Medina Spirit to Face Mostly Newcomers in Preakness, Medina Spirit Gives Baffert Record Seventh Derby Win, Baffert: Medina Spirit Has 'The Heart of a Champion', Baffert Can't Believe Record Kentucky Derby Win, Plus News, Analysis, Entries, Results & Replays, Broome Takes on Twilight Payment at the Curragh, Rebel's Romance Arrives in New York for Belmont Stakes, Medina Spirit a Worthy Grandson of Giant's Causeway. Real Madrid will be desperately looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome Levante to the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. "They think he'll be out four to six weeks," Moran said. In a win filled with plenty of warm side stories, Zuzanna — claimed for $8,000 in September 2018 — split horses in the final turn, took the lead at mid-stretch under jockey Paco Lopez’s urging and held on to snag the $60,000 first-place money in the first graded run of her 32-race career. Here is the set up. Valencia vs Levante Preview Lopez has won on 79 of his 430 mounts this year, with graded scores in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) aboard Swiss Skydiver, the The Very One (G3) on Elizabeth Way, the Challenger Stakes (G3) on Trophy Chaser, the Royal Delta (G3) on Cookie Dough and the Kitten's Joy (G3) on Island Commish. Jockeys Jose Leon and Paco Lopez were both transported to local hospitals but reportedly escaped major injury in separate incidents that occurred minutes apart Saturday at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. Gonzalo Melero has returned to training but may lack match-fitness. Leading rider Paco Lopez, injured in a spill after the sixth race Friday, will likely remain off his mounts through the weekend, according to agent Cory Moran. Jockey Paco Lopez was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital early Sunday afternoon complaining of back pain after being involved in a spill in the second race at Gulfstream Park. If you wondered why Tyler Gaffalione eased Soup an... History (1875-2020 Derby Results & Videos), (VIDEO) Three 30-1 Longshots You Can't Leave off your tickets. Lopez's agent, Corey Moran, said that after being unseated by Fluent in Sarcasm shortly after the break in the ninth race, the jockey underwent X-rays at a hospital that returned negative. Irad Ortiz Jr attacked Paco Lopez after a race in Florida. Lopez, seeking a seventh riding title at Monmouth Park, also leads all riders in earnings this meet with his mounts making $1,378,480. He has been riding Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) prospect Ny Traffic  this summer, including to a runner-up finish in the TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) during the Monmouth meet. The injury occurred during Saturday's ninth race at … Jockey Paco Lopez, injured Sunday when his horse fell during the running of the second race, is expected to resume riding Thursday or Friday, according to his agent Cory Moran. If Levante traveled to Seville with the only 19 members available of the first team, due to the last minute injury of Rubén Rochina, "Paco usually comes back," he added with a laugh. : Jose Ortiz was aboard heavily favored American Tattoo for trainer Todd Pletcher. He lived impoverished in his hometown until he left his childhood house in 1997, aged 12, to live with one of his three sisters. Tampa Bay Downs updated through its Twitter account that Leon dislocated two fingers and pulled ligaments in his leg. Lopez's agent, Corey Moran, said that after being unseated by Fluent in Sarcasm shortly after the break in the ninth race, the jockey underwent X-rays at a hospital that returned negative. But as it turns out, Lopez has a fracture on the base of his thumb, Moran said. Lopez suffered the injury in the same spill in which Eibar Coa injured his C4 vertebra. "To get the surgery now is going to be the best thing for that type of injury. Pretendant was in the middle of a condensed pack when the incident occurred, unseating Lopez around the quarter pole. He was one of at least two riders to be injured in the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday. 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