Maryland-based jockey Forest Boyce was airlifted to the hospital after her mount unseated, and then fell on her, before the first race Sunday at Laurel Park.
Boyce suffered injuries after her mount, first time starter Z Bogdan (Uncle Lino) reared up, dislodged her, and then fell on top of the rider as the horses entered the track for the post parade. While prone on the track, Boyce could move her extremities, and was initially placed into an ambulance before being airlifted to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland.
“Forest fell off the horse, the horse flipped on her, and she sustained a lower-body injury. She was conscious,” said on-track physician Dr. Christian Glaser.
“She can feel everything, everything's moving, but she's in a lot of pain,” said Boyce's agent, Jay Burtis.
He later added via text message, “Nothing is broken. She is really sore [and needs] some rest. [It sounds] like [a] day-to-day situation, according to the doctor.”
Boyce is a staple on the Maryland circuit with summer and fall riding titles at Laurel Park to her credit as well as 1,063 wins in her career.
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