In February, it looked like jockey Don Simington might not make the
early part of the Louisiana Downs meet. The winner of the last three
titles at the Bossier City, La., track, he suffered the “roughest”
injuries of his career in a spill at Delta Downs. Simington broke nine
ribs and his collarbone when his mount clipped heels and fell, and he
also ruptured his spleen and punctured a lung.
Simington said his
doctors did not expect him to resume riding by the start of the
Louisiana Downs meet last Friday, but he was cleared for competition
last month. Simington’s first mount back came at Evangeline Downs on
April 29.
“I talked to a lot of people, doctors, and they thought
there was no way I could be back as soon as I am,” said Simington, 48.
“I’m a walking miracle.”
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