Stewards Find No Riding Errors in Fatal Spill
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Racing stewards in Indiana have found no riding infractions in the Oct. 14 spill in a race at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in which apprentice jockey Juan Saez died.
Indiana Horse Racing Commission Senior Steward Stan Bowker told The Indianapolis Star on Oct. 17 that the three-member board of stewards found the death of Saez was ''an unfortunate accident.''
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The board handed over its findings to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission after reviewing videotapes of the race at the Shelbyville track.
Saez was thrown from Montezuma Express while rounding a turn during the eighth race Tuesday. Bowker said Saez's horse inadvertently clipped the heels of the horse in front of him.
Saez, 17, a native of Panama, died the night of Oct. 14 from injuries he sustained in the spill.