Jockey Evin Roman targeting June 14 return

ARCADIA, Calif. – Evin Roman, the champion apprentice jockey of 2017, has targeted a return to riding on June 14 from a foot injury sustained in a training accident April 24.

Roman will begin exercising horses Thursday, according to his agent, Tony Matos. The jockey met with a doctor earlier this week and was cleared to return to riding, Matos said.

The injury occurred when a horse stepped on Roman’s foot, breaking a bone above the big toe. The injury did not require surgery, but the recovery has taken longer than expected. Initially, Roman hoped to resume riding in May.

Earlier this year, Roman, 20, was the leading rider at Santa Anita’s winter-spring meeting with 46 wins, one more than Flavien Prat. Last year, Roman won three riding titles at Los Alamitos.