Juan Vazquez, 39, dies in horse training accident at Belmont Park in Oneonta, New York

Modified Date: 
Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:14am
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 5, 2014

Exercise rider killed in training accident at Belmont Park

An exercise rider was killed during training on Friday morning in an accident at Belmont Park in New York, officials said.

Exercise rider dies at Belmont

Exercise rider Juan Vazquez, 39, died the morning of Sept. 5 following a training accident at Belmont Park, according to the New York Racing Association communications department.
Vazquez was riding the horse Global Warrior, an unraced 2-year-old, alongside the horse Broadway Bay when Global Warrior veered into the inside rail at the training track. Vazquez was taken to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, where he was pronounced dead.
People Involved: 
Juan Vazquez
Area: 
Utica, NY

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