LAUREL, MD. 11-14-14---Laurel Park’s sixth race saw three horses and riders involved in a spill.

Closing in on the far turn in the 5-1/2 furlong test for $35,000 claimers, Midnight Music broke down and sent his rider Alex Cintron hard to the ground. Miner’s Quest, just to his rear, stumbled over the fallen horse and tossed Christian Santiago Reyes, who did a somersault before landing on the track. Livonzin and jockey Abel Castellano were somehow able to leap over their fallen rivals.

Cintron was removed from the racetrack by ambulance and taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in downtown Baltimore for x-rays for facial trauma. Maryland Jockey Club medical director Dr. Harry Harris indicated Cintron, who is tied for sixth in the Laurel fall standings with 21 winners, may have suffered a broken jaw.

Reyes quickly got up and lended assistance at the site of the spill. Harris treated him on-site for an abrasion to the left knee.

Midnight Music was humanely euthanized. Miner’s Quest got up and ran off but was quickly captured.

Twelve Stone ($33.40) won the race, one of two by trainer Claudio Gonzalez on the afternoon. Gonzalez moved into first place in the trainer standings with 18 victories, one more than Mike Trombetta and Hamilton Smith.

About Laurel Park
Laurel Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.