Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado returned Wednesday to riding just days after suffering an accident at Gulfstream Park.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old Prado picked up four mounts on Wednesday’s card, his first since the spill on Tuesday, Dec. 23. He had minor plastic surgery for a laceration above his right eye and hurt his right hand,<\/p>\n
“I think I was blessed that nothing happened worse than it did,” Prado said. “Thank God I had an angel protecting me during the fall. I am happy to come back to work. I try to stay active and get back in a rhythm, put it in the past and look forward to 2015.<\/p>\n
“I was getting on horses and feeling OK. It’s not the same as riding in the afternoon, but when the adrenaline kicks in you forget about everything.”<\/p>\n
Prado, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008, was dumped from his mount in Tuesday’s seventh race. For the year, Prado has 97 wins from 552 mounts and $3,894,387. He is currently sixth in the riding standings at Gulfstream’s current meet with nine wins and $258,390.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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