Jorge Hernandez

Jockey Jorge F. Hernandez was taken by ambulance to Monmouth Medical Center for "evaluation and X-rays," according to Monmouth Park Medical Director Dr. Angelo Chinnici, after being unseated from his mount in the third race at the Jersey Shore oval Sunday. Hernandez, a native of Santiago, Chile, who is in his first summer of riding at Monmouth Park, went down at the half-mile pole during the 5 1/2-furlong claiming race on the turf when his mount, Brennan's War, took a bad step. The horse did not suffer any apparent injuries....

Jockey Jorge F. Hernandez captured his first win in the United  States when guiding Queen Cadence to victory in the first race at Laurel Park Sunday. A multiple group-stakes winning jockey in his native Chile, the 33-year-old Hernandez's first domestic win came in his 27th mount. He also finished fourth on Shoulda Had It for owner-trainer Mario Serey, Jr. in Sunday's second race. "I am really happy. I was waiting for it. After having five seconds in a month, I wanted to get that first win out of the way,"...