Franco out for a week after spill

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Jockey Manny Franco, involved in a frightening spill here Wednesday, will be off his mounts until next Wednesday, according to his agent, Angel Cordero Jr.

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Franco sustained only a swollen right calf and had general body soreness as a result of the spill. He did not sustain any other serious injuries despite getting stepped on by two trailing horses.

Franco was aboard The Ghost Bride in a Wednesday allowance race on turf when his horse bore in and bumped into Undertherain in upper stretch. The Ghost Bride got turned sideways, and Franco was dismounted.