Friday, May 14, 2010
Former Thoroughbred Jockey Files Lawsuit
KENTUCKY....
Thoroughbred jockey Rene Douglas, who suffered paralyzing injuries last year when he was spilled from his horse at Arlington Park, is suing the track and the makers of its surface. A lawsuit filed this week in Cook County Circuit Court seeking more than $50,000 in damages claims negligence in both installation and maintenance of the polytrack surface. The lawsuit names Arlington Park, its corporate parent Churchill Downs, U.K.-based Martin Collins Surfaces and Footings and Keeneland Associates.
Thoroughbred jockey Rene Douglas, who suffered paralyzing injuries last year when he was spilled from his horse at Arlington Park, is suing the track and the makers of its surface. A lawsuit filed this week in Cook County Circuit Court seeking more than $50,000 in damages claims negligence in both installation and maintenance of the polytrack surface. The lawsuit names Arlington Park, its corporate parent Churchill Downs, U.K.-based Martin Collins Surfaces and Footings and Keeneland Associates.
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