After extensive rehabilitation, he returned to riding six months later. The accident was in July of 2018 when during a workout, Bobby Abu Dhabi broke down, sending Espinoza to the dirt, where he was temporarily paralyzed. In between I had a little bit of rough accident and other stuff.” And I feel great right now, it's really special, because the last Breeders' Cup was American Pharoah. And sometimes you hit the ground, but no matter how hard you hit it, when you stand up, you stand up big. “Nevertheless, I've been down below and I never gave up. “Yeah, my career's been up and down,” Espinoza said. Astronaut finished 12th of 14 in the Turf. She paid $14.40 to win.Įspinoza was at the Breeders’ Cup to ride three horses, which became two when Express Train scratched out of the Classic. Ce Ce rallied from fourth in the five-horse field to win by 2½ lengths. Espinoza nearly went to the ground, but he bounced back flashing the trademark smile that has marked his almost three-decade career.Ĭe Ce, running for Mike McCarthy, pulled off one of the bigger upsets of the day defeating Gamine, last year’s winner of this seven-furlong race. Excuse the expression, but he took a bad step.

He’s struggled of late, his number of mounts dropping from almost 500 a year to just over 100.īut the only mistake he made Saturday winning the $1-million Filly and Mare Sprint while aboard Ce Ce was when he got down from the riser in the post-race news conference. Hall of fame jockey Victor Espinoza, 49, hasn’t been on top of the Breeders’ Cup stage in a while, not since he won the Classic with Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in 2015. Victor Espinoza celebrates after riding Ce Ce to victory during the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Del Mar on Saturday.

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