Jockey seriously injured
NZPA Hallandale, Florida The veteran jockey, Mickey Solomone, suffered severe injuries, including a fractured skull, when his horse Yakima Wampum broke a leg and fell atGulfstream Park on Saturday*
In addition to the skull fracture, Solomone suffered a broken right leg and broken right hip. Yakima Wampum was destroyed. .
Solomone was taken to Biscayne Medical Centre where he was listed as being in a critical condition.
Yakima Wampum, a three-year-old colt which had finished in the money in five of his six starts, was the odds-on favourite in the sixfurlong race. He was second on the inside nearing the quarter pole, when his leg snapped.
The horse and Solomone hit the ground and it appeared the jockey was struck by two horses, well behind Yakima Wampum at the time.of the spill. Solomone, aged 37, was the leading rider at Gulfstream in 1965 and 1976, and tied for first in 1977. This year-he had ridden 14 winners and was fifth in the jockey standings.
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Press, 14 April 1980, Page 22
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