Dettori Unseated at Starting Gate in Big A Finale, Taken to Hospital for Further Evaluation

Globe-trotting jockey Frankie Dettori was unseated from his mount at the starting gate prior to the start of the ninth race at Aqueduct Thursday and has been taken to Jamaica Hospital for further evaluation. NYRA publicity also reported that he was able to walk himself over to the ambulance.

His mount, the 2-year-old filly Pretty Liza (Kantharos), was scratched and ponied back to the barn area. She is trained by Rudy Rodriguez. The race, a six-furlong maiden special weight on grass, was won by the Mike Maker-trained first-time starter Miriam's Fire (GB) (Showcasing {GB}).

Pretty Liza unseated Frankie Dettori at the gate before the start of the @TheNYRA 9th. The horse was scratched and walked off. Dettori walked to the ambulance and will attend Jamaica Hospital for further evaluation

— Keith-TripleDeadHeat (@TripleDeadHeat) September 19, 2024