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Jockey Julie Krone was thrown from her...

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Jockey Julie Krone was thrown from her horse and kicked during a race at the Meadowlands when her mount stopped abruptly, track officials said.

Krone, the all-time leading rider at the Meadowlands, was rushed to Hackensack Medical Center and was being treated for a broken left arm, a nursing supervisor said.

Meadowlands spokeswoman Ellen Harvey said video tapes reviewed by track officials showed that Krone’s horse, My Rolin, was spooked by a shadow and stopped short. Krone appeared to have been kicked at least once by My Rolin and was probably kicked by the trailing horse as well, Harvey said.

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Earlier Friday, Krone agreed to accept a 15-day suspension and $500 fine imposed by track stewards in September after a fight between Krone and another jockey. Krone had been appealing the suspension.

Stewards tacked on an extra five days and $100 fine to Krone’s suspension for lodging a frivolous complaint, the raceway said.

Krone is required by the suspension to be out of action between Dec. 4 and Dec. 23, the last race of the season, track officials said.

Krone’s suspension stemmed from a fight on the track with jockey Joe Bravo on Sept. 23. She was suspended and fined for unsportsmanlike conduct and misuse of the whip.

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