Monmouth Medical Center

Jockey Melissa Iorio will undergo precautionary X-rays at the Monmouth Medical Center after being involved in a spill on Friday's opening race at Monmouth Park, the track announced via presser Friday. Iorio was pitched forward and onto the track in Friday's opener when Summer Flower (Summer Front) stumbled at the start, and the jockey fell into the path of Me So Lucky (Madefromlucky) on the rail. Dr. Angelo Chinnici, Monmouth Park's medical director, reports that Iorio suffered "lacerations to the chin but there was no loss of consciousness". Her mount,...

Monmouth Park-based Jose Batista will be sidelined anywhere from three to six weeks after suffering fractures to his heel and ankle when his mount Sip 'n Dip broke down during the early stages of a mile-and-a-sixteenth turf race Friday, according to Dr. Angelo Chinnici, the track's medical director. Batista was taken by ambulance to Monmouth Medical Center in nearby Long Branch for X-rays following the incident. Chinnici said that Batista is 'casted and resting' after being released from the hospital. A 25-year-old native of Panama, Batista has ridden eight winners...