Carmouche out four months following spill, surgery

Jockey Kendrick Carmouche underwent successful surgery Sunday night at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after suffering a hairline fracture of his right femur in a spill that occurred Saturday in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf Sprint.

Carmouche, based in New York, is expected to be sidelined at least four months, according to his agent, Kevin Bubser.

Riding at Kentucky Downs for the first time, Carmouche was aboard Chattel, who fell in midstretch after clipping heels behind Sovereign Impact. Following an inquiry, Sovereign Impact was disqualified from third and placed last after he was found to have drifted out under left-handed pressure from jockey Adam Beschizza.

Chattel, owned by David Baxter and trained by Brandon McFarlane, suffered a fractured shoulder in the fall and had to be euthanized. The 2-year-old colt won the Skidmore at Saratoga in his prior start.

Carmouche, 34, has won more than 3,100 races and $100 million in purses in a career dating to 2000. Among his career honors was the 2017 Mike Venezia Award from the New York Racing Association.