Injured jockey Carr released from hospital

Jockey Dennis Carr, who sustained a head injury in a starting gate incident on April 19 at Golden Gate Fields, was released from Highland Hospital on Friday evening and plans to return to his home in the Saratoga Springs area of upstate New York next week.

Carr had surgery the evening he went to the hospital.

“Dennis’s progress continues to be excellent,” said Dr. David Seftel, track physician at Golden Gate Fields. “He plans to complete his recuperation in New York in the company of his wife, Alisa, and their dogs.”