Derby-Winning Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. Talks Recovery After Fall at Churchill Downs

Derby-winning jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. talks recovery after fall at Churchill Downs

It's been almost a week since jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. suffered a serious injury during a race at Churchill Downs.

Brian Hernandez Jr. aims to return for Breeders' Cup

Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. hopes to recover enough from his injuries in time to ride in the Breeders' Cup on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 "That's kind of the goal is to work as hard as I can and try to get back," Hernandez told Horse Racing Nation on Thursday. "You know, hopefully it happens." After Sunday's fall at Churchill Downs, Hernandez was taken to University of Louisville Hospital with seven broken ribs, a punctured lung and a lacerated liver that…

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