Panamanian horseman is in serious condition after a fall

An unfortunate accident in which four riders were involved, registered at the height of the sixth race last Friday at the Presidente Remón Hippodrome in Panama.

The worst part was suffered by the apprentice jockey Jean Carlos Rodríguez, when he presented brain injuries that warranted his transfer to the San Miguel Arcángel Hospital and then to The Panama Clinic Hospital, where he presented “severe cranioencephalic trauma with sub arachnoid hemorrhage and a sensor was placed. of intracranial pressure monitoring, after undergoing an operation by Dr. Leonardo Barrios and his condition is very delicate “, according to what was published on social networks.

As seen in the video of the race, the accident occurred when the tornado Espartaca, guided by an apprentice rider, Jean Carlos Rodríguez, advanced between the intermediate and between the posts of the final 600 and 500 meters, he falsified, got out of hand and he brought down his horse, which caused the fall of his colleagues Jimmy R. Carrión, Juan Jiménez and José Morelos.

Because apparently there were not enough ambulances to transport the affected whips to the hospital, some were transported in private cars of horse owners to public health centers, prompting a protest by horsemen.

16 participants

It was possible to know that the sixth race was an exclusive one for apprentice riders and it was attended by 16 horses.

Jesús Barría, director of the Panamanian circuit riders’ union, commented that there was only one paramedic and one ambulance without the necessary equipment for the transfer of the injured and they decided not to continue riding for the rest of the afternoon in demand for more safety for their members .

The Presidente Remón Racetrack in Panama was built in the 1950s and had few racing meetings this season, due to the coronavirus pandemic.