Benefit scheduled for paralyzed jockey Alyssa Selman
There will be a benefit on July 19 for jockey Alyssa Selman, who is paralyzed from the waist down after a bad spill at Assiniboia Downs on June 27.
Ron GierkinkJul 10, 2015
There will be a benefit on July 19 for jockey Alyssa Selman, who is paralyzed from the waist down after a bad spill at Assiniboia Downs on June 27.
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