Juarez, injured in gate accident, expected to return at Zia Park

Jockey Alfredo Juarez Jr. sustained a foot fracture in a gate accident last week at Canterbury and is expected to be sidelined for about four to six weeks, said his agent, Mike Kelley. Juarez did not need surgery.

Kelley looks for Juarez to return during the Zia Park meet. Juarez has long been one of the top riders in New Mexico.

Juarez’s wife, Lisa, said her husband has returned home to New Mexico and is wearing a boot on the injury site. They were to see doctors Wednesday.