Blanc puts short hold on comeback

ARCADIA, Calif. – Jockey Brice Blanc, who has not ridden since August 2020 after suffering injuries in a spill at Del Mar, has postponed his return to riding until later this month.

Blanc, 48, had hoped to return to riding last weekend, but said a return sometime in the next two weeks is more reasonable.

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“I’ve got to work on my weight a little bit,” Blanc said Sunday. “I’m getting fit and working on my timing.”

Blanc, who has won 1,050 races, fractured the C7 vertebra, two ribs, and a shoulder, and dislocated a thumb in the spill. His recovery has taken longer than expected. Blanc resumed working horses at Santa Anita last month as one of the final aspects of his therapy.