Santa Anita
Kyle Frey nears return to riding at Santa Anita
Coady Photography Kyle Frey has been sidelined since last summer after injuring his knee.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Kyle Frey, the champion apprentice jockey of 2011, is nearing a return to riding after undergoing knee surgery last September.
Frey, 27, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament when he was unseated in a post parade at Del Mar last July. In the last week, Frey has resumed exercising horses at Santa Anita. He has not set a time for his return.
“I’ve been around for about a week,” he said Thursday morning. “I’m doing everything to get back sooner rather than later.
“I’m taking it day by day. I feel good.”
Initially, Frey underwent physical therapy with the hope of a quick return to riding. The opinion of a second doctor led to the surgery, he said.
