Two Horses Die, Jockeys Hurt in Spill

Two horses died and three jockeys were hospitalized Saturday in a chain-reaction spill in the eighth race at Santa Anita.

According to a hospital spokeswoman, Alex Bisono suffered a possible separation of his left shoulder. He complained about pain in his left forearm and also sustained abrasions to the left side of his face. He was listed in fair condition.

David Flores was undergoing X-rays for an elbow injury, according to his agent, Scott McClellan. The third jockey, Julio Garcia, was awaiting treatment, but his injuries didn’t appear to be serious, said his agent, Tony Matos.

Garcia was riding Glen Canyon, who broke down near the three-eighths pole of the six-furlong race for $20,000 claiming horses. Bornwithit, Flores’ mount, tripped over Glen Canyon, and then Indiaman, ridden by Bisono, also stumbled and went down.

State veterinarian William Bell said that Indiaman died from a broken neck. Glen Canyon, Bell said, suffered a compound fracture of the left front cannon bone and was euthanized. Bornwithit was not injured.

Flores and Garcia were treated at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Bisono was sent to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena.

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Hasty Kris was the only horse running in the $150,000 San Carlos Handicap who had won his previous race. The 8-year-old gelding now has back-to-back wins, after jockey Rene Douglas brought him along on the rail for a half-length win at Santa Anita.

The San Carlos, at seven furlongs, became an easier race when Pico Central, last year’s winner, was unable to run because of a bruised foot.

“We were happy not to see him in there,� said John Sadler, who trains Hasty Kris for Lee and Susan Searing of Arcadia. “When he didn’t go, I thought we had a very nice chance.�

Sadler had outbid the late Prince Ahmed bin Salman to buy Hasty Kris for the Searings when the horse was an unraced 2-year-old.

The San Carlos was Hasty Kris’ ninth win in 42 starts and the $90,000 winner’s share increased his earnings to $571,197.

“When I got through [on the inside], I knew I was going to be tough because I had a lot of horse left,� said Rene Douglas, who rode Hasty Kris.

Harvard Avenue finished second, Perfect Moon was third and Mass Media, the 9-10 favorite, finished sixth. The time was 1:21 2/5 .

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Sun King, one of trainer Nick Zito’s Kentucky Derby hopefuls, won a one-mile allowance race at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., by 5 3/4 lengths over Survivalist. It was Sun King’s first start since his third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Oct. 30.