Christopher Elliott

Dylan Davis Suffers Multiple Injuries, Horse Euthanized In Aqueduct Spill

Jockey Dylan Davis suffered a broken right collarbone in a spill that affected four horses Friday afternoon at Aqueduct, his agent Mike Migliore told the TDN's Bill Finley. Migliore updated late Friday that Davis also has multiple fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung. Heavyweight Champs (Solomini), the third betting choice in a $17,500 claimer with a non-winners-of-three-lifetime condition, was a handy third and three wide tracking the pace into the turn, but broke down and fell three-eighths of a mile from the wire. He unseated his rider Ricardo Santana,...

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Universe at Saratoga
Saratoga Maidens, presented by Keeneland: 17-1 Universe First-Ever Winner for Day

If you don't recognize the name of Gregg Day, it's because he's never before had a winner. Never before Saturday, that is, when both he and his debuting colt Universe (Global Campaign) had an out-of-this-world experience. They each broke their maidens, getting their first wins at Saratoga on the sport's most exciting maiden stage. "This is my first win ever in a race," said Day minutes after his initial visit to the winner's circle. "I can't hardly talk right now. I've lost my voice and I'm so excited. This is...

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