Riders released from hospitals following chain-reaction spill

Three riders were taken to the hospital and two horses were euthanized following a race 6 spill at Laurel Park on Friday that affected five of the seven horses in the seven-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies.

Tuffy's Way was racing in third position nearing the stretch when she broke down, throwing Trevor McCarthy to the ground. Lucky Dilly fell over Tuffy's Way, with jockey Horacio Karamanos going down hard.

Alluring Prospect jumped the fallen horses and went on to finish third despite being eased in the stretch by jockey Rosario Montanez.

Kimberly B., who was racing along the rail farther back, couldn't avoid the fallen horses and fell, unseating Jomar Torres.

Alibarbara was swung extremely wide around the spill and finished fourth while eased by Ricardo Chiappe.

Karamanos got to his feet after the accident and was taken to Prince George's Medical Center. McCarthy and Torres were taken to the ambulance on back boards and sent to the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

At 6:15 p.m., jockey agent Tom Stift, who was at the hospital, said he had just spoken with Torres, whom he represents, and McCarthy.

Stift said Torres told him he "was okay and thought he was fine." Stift said McCarthy was in good spirits and said he "was a little sore."

Karamanos was not badly hurt, according to his agent, Frank Douglas.

All three riders were released from the hospital Friday evening.

Tuffy's Way, trained by John Salzman, and Kimberly B., trained by Carla Morgan, were euthanized on the track.

The Factor's Fact and Rockstar Girl, who raced head and head to the stretch, finished first and second, separated by seven lengths in the $50,000 maiden-claiming race.

Since only four horses finished the race, the $1 Super Hi 5 paid $115.40 on 5-6-7-2-all.