Top Jockey/Rene Douglas

Winby5 has the Latest News on Rene Douglas..."He's in excellent spirits," said Doreen Razo, the wife of Arlington jockey Eddie Razo, who is close to Douglas. "His pain level has dropped a lot. He's tired of being idle. He's ready for the next phase."Douglas developed pneumonia after having surgery to repair broken vertebrae in his neck and to decompress and fuse vertebrae lower on his back, the injury that affected his spinal cord. Douglas fought off the pneumonia and was taken off a breathing tube last week, and outside of the lower-body paralysis, he has continued to make steady progress in his recovery.Douglas was hurt when his mount, Born to Be, was forced out, clipped heels at the top of the stretch, fell awkwardly, and rolled over onto Douglas. Jockey Jamie Theriot is serving a 30-day suspension for fouling Born to Be while going for a hole on his mount, Sky Mom. -->...Winby5 will keep posting Updates