Juan Vazquez, 39, dies in horse training accident at Belmont Park in Oneonta, New York
Modified Date:
Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:14amAccident Date:
Friday, September 5, 2014Exercise 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.
Type: Other Type of Accident
People Involved:
Juan Vazquez
City:
Oneonta, NYCounty:
Otsego County, NYArea:
Utica, NY
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