Apprentice Ramgeet Injured in Fair Grounds Spill

Photo: Bob Mayberger / Eclipse Sportswire

Apprentice jockey Andre Ramgeet, who is currently ranked seventh in both wins (10) and purse earnings ($228,550) at the current Fair Grounds meet has suffered multiple injuries after his mount Gator Jack stumbled badly entering the far turn and unseated the leading apprentice in Friday’s fourth race. Ramgeet was struck by multiple horses after the fall and taken to the hospital via ambulance. He is now at University Hospital in New Orleans.

 

“He has a broken clavicle in two spots and a skull fracture on the side of his head,” reported Rick Mocklin, agent for Ramgeet and Richard Eramia. “He is alert, conscious and very aware. It’ll be a slow-healing process and there’s no time frame yet. They just moved him into a room as of 8:30 this morning and they’ve stabilized the bleeding. He’s his normal, bubbly and cheerful self – believe it or not.”

Ramgeet is the son of three-time Jamaican champion jockey Andrew Ramgeet, who rides regularly at Mountaineer Race Track, and is the first cousin of multiple Grade I-winning rider Rajiv Maragh.

“He’s a really great kid with an unbelievable work ethic,” Mocklin remarked at the beginning of the season. “He has a personality that is similar to Richard’s and he always tries to be very patient. He’s a very talented young rider.”

MR. L. S. SHOE TO STAY WITH STATE-BREDS

Phyllis Hodges’ homebred Mr. L. S. Shoe will stay with his fellow Louisiana-breds in the near future instead of attempting to stretch out against open company in the Grade III $200,000 Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 17, according to his conditioner James ‘Sweet’ Hodges. 

 
“He’s doing fine,” Hodges said. “I wasn’t tempted to run him against those horses. They could possibly beat him and I would like to keep him with state-breds. We’ll run him on Louisiana Premier Night at Delta (in the $125,000 Louisiana Premier Prince on Feb. 7) and if everything goes good and he stays sound, we’ll go from there.”
 
Last out, the son of Forefathers stayed undefeated in his third attempt when disposing of 13 other rivals in the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile by three lengths. Said victory came after breaking from the far outside and enduring a 3- and 4-wide trip throughout. Prior to that, he was a useful winner of the $90,000 Louisiana Stallion Stakes at Louisiana Downs at the Prince’s seven-furlong distance. 
 
“He’s been an exceptional horse,” Hodges concluded. “He’s special because my wife bred him and raised him and it’s very nice to have one as good as him.” 

Source: Fair Grounds Barn Notes

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