Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. was unseated shortly after the start of Keeneland's final race Oct. 22 and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Ortiz was aboard She's Good Trouble, a 2-year-old filly making her second lifetime start, when she stumbled out of the gate, dropping Ortiz to the dirt. As the field continued on without him, Ortiz was in visible pain on the track reaching toward the bottom of his leg.
The University of Kentucky HealthCare medical team carried Ortiz off the course before the field looped back around in the 1 1/16-mile race and evaluated him in the track's first aid room. He was then taken out on a stretcher, but was fully alert, and transported to a local hospital.
She's Good Trouble completed the race with the field and was caught by outriders on the clubhouse turn without further incident.
According to a statement from Keeneland, Ortiz is being evaluated for a possible lower extremity injury. The severity of the injury and whether it will cost him time in the saddle is currently unknown.
The five-time Eclipse Award-winning rider recently returned from a foot injury Oct. 2 that sidelined him for nearly two months.
