Jockey Vasquez returns to racing Thursday

Jockey Miguel Vasquez, who was off his mounts Sunday at Gulfstream after being thrown during a race the day before, will return to action Thursday, according to his agent, Peter Wright.

Vasquez was taken to a local hospital for X-rays Saturday after he was thrown from Surprise Wedding when she clipped heels in the Sheer Drama Stakes. He was released from the hospital Saturday night, Wright said.

“He hit the ground hard,” Wright said Monday. “I took him off yesterday because he was a little sore. Other than that, we’re positive we’ll be back Thursday. Everything is good. I thank God there were no broken bones, no fractures.”

Wright said Vasquez was to resume working horses Wednesday.

Vasquez is the meet’s fourth-leading rider in wins with 34 and ranks second to Emisael Jaramillo in mount earnings with $1.4 million.

Surprise Wedding walked off from the incident, according to the chart of the race by Equibase.

Carryover in Rainbow 6

The Rainbow 6 will have a jackpot carryover of $120,801 into Thursday’s card at Gulfstream. The sequence for the 20-cent bet starts in the fourth race, a maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies at five-eighths on the grass. The probable favorite is Kintra for trainer Jonathan Thomas. There is a first post of 2 p.m. Eastern.

◗ Curlin’s Approval, who is a candidate for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, worked Saturday at Gulfstream. She breezed a half-mile in 47.62 seconds on a track rated good, and the move was the third fastest of 53 at the distance that morning. The drill was her second back following an overnight stakes win a Gulfstream.