For this young exercise rider..

[Grits]

My prayers ... that he will recover, that he will live. :(

So young, he has such a beautiful smile.

http://www.drf.com/news/saratoga-exercise-rider-critical-after-morning-spill

[horses4courses]

Hope he pulls through, and makes a full recovery.

[cj]

Best wishes for a full recovery...such a tough game sometimes.

[nijinski]

Good thoughts and prayers sent for him and his family .

[Jeff P]

Unforgiving game sometimes... My thoughts and prayers go out to this young man and his family.



-jp

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[Tom]

Prayers the the rider and family.
How many jobs do you literally put your life on the life every day?

[Beachbabe]

Thoughts & prayers for this young man & his family.

[VeryOldMan]

Prayers [for] the rider and family.
How many jobs do you literally put your life on the life every day?
Amen.

[Exotic1]

Good thoughts and prayers are sent to the rider and family.

[FantasticDan]

Fractured his neck, no severe head trauma. Hoping for a full recovery.. :ThmbUp:

[horses4courses]

:ThmbUp:

http://thisishorseracing.com/news/index.php/the-outside-rail/entry/strong-man

[affirmedny]

He was just in the winner's circle with only a neck brace on per Maggie W. via twitter

[Grits]

https://twitter.com/NYRAnews/status/373886647558889472/photo/1

I'm not sure the photo will come up with the link... I'm not on Twitter (which I'm ok with.) Still, this is one of the best photos of the Saratoga meet!!!

Bless his heart.

[craigbraddick]

Fantastic News!

Great to see him back!

Craig

[Tom]

Awesome!
Nice he made it back before the rack closed.

[thespaah]

My thoughts are with him as well as his family.

[chrisforbes]

I am glad to see he is ok. Ex-riders are part of the sport not many people (not on this board though) and injuries are a sad part of the game.

At Parx recently apprentice jockey A. Spandolli was inches away from being paralized when she aas thrown from a horse about a month
back...