Jockey Castillo is injured in spill at Monmouth Park

Isaac Castillo, the second-leading rider at Monmouth Park, will miss two to three weeks with a cervical injury after a spill on Sunday, according to Dr. Angelo Chinnici, the track’s medical director.

Castillo was injured when the Gregg Sacco-trained Insatiable took a bad step and stumbled in Sunday’s ninth race, pitching Castillo forward onto the turf course. He was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune City for X-rays, which revealed the cervical injury.

Chinnici said Castillo will be closely monitored by orthopedic specialists during his recovery.

Insatiable walked off the track, according to the Equibase chart.

The spill came a day after Castillo set a personal best with six winners on the Monmouth Park card. He is second in the Monmouth Park jockey standings with 30 winners from 128 starts, eight wins behind leading rider Paco Lopez.

Overall this year, he has a record of 407: 74-62-59 and earnings of $2,877,491.