Jockey Garrett Gomez falls at Hollywood Park

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Jockey Garrett Gomez (pictured at left) avoided serious injuries after the horse he was riding in the ninth race Saturday at Hollywood Park broke down in the stretch, sending him to the ground.

Gomez was transported to Centinela Hospital in Inglewood but X-rays on his shoulder and elbow were negative.

The horse Gomez was riding, Bonnie Brown Eyes, a 2-year-old filly, broke her right front leg, fell, hit her neck and died instantly, according to the Daily Racing Form.

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-- Eric Sondheimer