Joe Bravo took off on February 12 at Santa Anita . Park as a precaution after riders were involved in a tragic incident during the Sweet Life Stakes run yesterday.
The rider is expected to ride the car of Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran ammo Ag in $100,000 Lady of Shamrock Stakes.
Cross the dirt track in Sweet Life, contested on the 6 and a half slopes at Santa Anita, the mount of Bravo, the 3-year-old coached by Simon Callaghan decorate my life , suddenly went down, carrying Bravo. Decorated for my life, winner in her native Ireland and 3rd December Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T) at Del Marwas wounded in the leg and died.
After the race, Bravo was transferred to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, for further observation. The driver expressed lower back pain.
Bravo’s agent, Matt Nakatani, reported on Twitter on Saturday night that the rider was “in good spirits and patiently awaiting test results.” Sunday morning, Nakatani tweeted another update on Bravo’s condition and said the rider will resume riding next week.
“Jersey Joe” Bravo moves his tactics to California in 2021 after winning 13 equestrian titles at Monmouth Park. A key factor in Bravo’s cross-country moves was the result of the strict riding rules imposed by the New Jersey Racing Commission on equestrian athletes that year.
A Breeders’ Cup-winning jockey, Bravo has amassed 5,590 wins and earned $197,106,367 in his career.
