Castro escapes serious injury in Aqueduct spill

Jockey Eddie Castro, who fell from his horse in the 8TH race at Aqueduct on

Wednesday, was released from Jamaica Hospital Wednesday evening after X-rays and

tests revealed no fractures or major injuries.

Jockey Edgar Prado, also involved in the spill, took off his final mount of

the day at Aqueduct in race 9, but appeared to avoid any serious injury.

In the 8TH race, a six-furlong allowance on the inner track, Reading Group

(Read the Footnotes), who was ridden by the 25-year-old Castro, was bumped on

the far turn by his entrymate, Aheadofthejoneses (Smarty Jones), who veered out

under Edgar Prado. The collision unseated Castro, and Aheadofthejoneses fell

shortly thereafter, unseating the 43-year-old Prado.

Reading Group, a three-year-old colt, was not injured in the incident, while

Aheadofthejoneses, a three-year-old gelding, bled from the nose and was vanned

off the track.