Ocampo breaks hand, Talamo bruises thigh in spill

ARCADIA, Calif. – Jockey Israel Ocampo will be out for at least a month, and Joe Talamo will not ride this weekend after the pair sustained injuries in a two-horse spill Thursday at Santa Anita.

Ocampo was aboard Warrenscrystalized, who broke down approaching the finish of an allowance race on the hillside turf course. Talamo was aboard Hawk’s Journey, who could not avoid Warrenscrystalized and fell.

Warrenscrystalized was euthanized as a result of a leg injury, according to track stewards. Hawk’s Journey was not injured, trainer Jorge Periban said Friday.

The two riders were taken to a local hospital late Thursday afternoon. Ocampo broke a bone in his hand that required surgery Thursday evening to insert a stabilizing pin, according to his agent, Tommy Ball. Ocampo was released from a local hospital early Friday.

“We don’t know the timetable yet,” Ball said. “I would guess it would be five or six weeks.”

Talamo bruised a thigh and will resume action Thursday, according to agent Scotty McClellan.

“He’ll have a couple of days to get the soreness out,” McClellan said. “He’ll probably be here on Monday or Tuesday to work horses.”

Ocampo, 31, has won two races from 28 mounts at the Santa Anita autumn meeting. Talamo, 27, has won five races from 49 mounts. Talamo has two Breeders’ Cup mounts Nov. 4 at Del Mar – Alluring Star in the Juvenile Fillies and Win the Space in the Classic.