Riderless horse runs loose on turf course in Breeders’ Cup race at Keeneland
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2020 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland
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Starship Jubilee tossed her rider in the opening moments of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf on Saturday at Keeneland and ran around the turf course until she was finally corralled by outriders.
The 7-year-old mare and jockey Florent Geroux were both OK after the mishap. Geroux was thrown to the turf but bounced right up and got off the course. Starship Jubilee took a little more time getting off the track, running on the far outside of the turf course with the rest of the 14-horse field all the way around the backstretch before she was finally slowed down.
It was announced shortly after the race that both horse and rider checked out fine.
The $2 million Filly & Mare Turf was won by 17-1 shot Audarya.
Geroux won the Juvenile Fillies Turf with Aunt Pearl on Friday and was scheduled for four additional rides later on Saturday’s card, including a mount in the Distaff on Monomoy Girl.
He will be OK to ride in those races.
This story was originally published November 7, 2020 at 2:28 PM.
