October 07, 2008
Apprentice O'Brien Out for the Year

FORT ERIE, October 7...Apprentice jockey Catherine O’Brien will miss the balance of the Ontario thoroughbred racing season. O’Brien suffered a broken shinbone (Tibia) after being involved in a two-horse spill in Monday’s fifth race at Fort Erie.

The 28-year-old native of Montreal had been splitting her riding duties between Fort Erie and Woodbine for the past two years.

“She’s in good spirits,” said her agent Ron Burke. “It’s just one of those things. It’s unfortunate. I guess it’s just part of the game.”

O’Brien won her first race as a jockey here at Fort Erie in September of 2006.

Jockey Martin Ramirez, also involved in the spill, was not seriously injured.

Daryl Wells
Media and Communications
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