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Cannon on the mend after surgery
Coady Photography Jockey Declan Cannon fractured three vertebrae in a Sept. 13 spill at Indiana Grand.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jockey Declan Cannon has begun physical therapy after undergoing surgery in Indianapolis for three fractured vertebrae suffered in a Sept. 13 spill at Indiana Grand.
Cannon’s agent, Tim Hanisch, said doctors are hopeful the 34-year-old jockey will be fully recovered in six months or so.
“He’s back home [in Louisville], doing well for the circumstances,” Hanisch said. “He’s able to walk and climb stairs, so the doctors are pretty happy with that.”