Jockey Pedroza breaks collarbone in Fair Grounds spill

Jockey Marcelino Pedroza suffered a broke left collarbone as the result of a seventh race spill Thursday at Fair Grounds, his agent, Richie Price, said.

Jim’s Silverbullet suffered a catastrophic injury at the top of the stretch and unseated Pedroza in the process. Mitchell Murrill, aboard rival Max Pandowdy, and Robby Albarado, who rode Awe Patriot, were both dislodged from their mounts as well when trying to avoid Jim’s

Silverbullet. Murrill took off his remaining mount in race eight and is listed day to day. Albarado finished out the card.

“He (Pedroza) wants to heal as quickly as possible, so we are awaiting word from the doctor (at Tulane Medical Center) on possible surgery,” Price said Thursday. “We are looking at being out the standard six to eight weeks. We are hoping he can return toward the end of the meet, sometime in March.”

With 18 wins from 139 mounts, Pedroza currently sits sixth in the Fair Grounds’ jockey standings.