The fifth race at Hastings on Sunday was declared a no contest after Hes No Clark Gable dropped jockey Freddy Manrigue just after leaving the starting gate in the two-turn sprint for bottom-level maidens,  and ran the wrong way around the track. Although he was running on the outside of the track, some jockeys in the race understandably pulled up their horses when Hes No Clark Gable came into contact with the field approaching the three-eighths pole.

All wagers directly on the race were refunded and every horse was declared a winner in any multiple-race wagers.

WILMINGTON, Del. – Larry Jones is back galloping horses at Delaware Park, albeit at a reduced level, 11 weeks after being involved in a serious riding accident that sent him to the intensive care unit at nearby Christiana Medical Center.

Jones was injured April 19 at Delaware Park when a 2-year-old he was aboard reared and bolted sideways, throwing him to the ground. Jones broke two ribs, bruised a lung, and most seriously, hit his head, which resulted in bleeding on the brain.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jockey Marcelino Pedroza Jr. will be out indefinitely after suffering multiple fractures of his collarbone in a spill Friday on the turf course at Ellis Park in western Kentucky.

Pedroza’s agent, Joe Pauley, said the jockey is scheduled to be seen by Louisville orthopedic specialist Dr. Raymond Shea for a prognosis.

“He broke it in two places, so there are three pieces,” said Pauley. “He came home [to Louisville] last night and is in quite a bit of pain.”

ELMONT, N.Y. – Talk about a fast healer.

Jockey Rosie Napravnik, who suffered a shoulder separation in a spill during a morning workout June 16 at Churchill Downs, was back on horses Saturday morning at Belmont Park and plans to return to race riding next weekend. Napravnik said she is scheduled to ride a couple of stakes races July 12 at Arlington Park and will spend the summer at Saratoga, a meet that begins July 18.

On Saturday, Napravnik got on five horses for trainer Mike Maker, for whom Napravnik’s husband, Joe Sharp, is the New York-based assistant.

John Durso Jr., whose professional experience mostly is in the political and public policy arena, has been hired as the director of communications for the New York Racing Association, it was announced Friday afternoon. Durso replaces Eric Wing, who resigned his position at NYRA in May after just one year on the job.

Chuck Lawrence has deep roots in the Mid-Atlantic racing community, and the Delaware Oaks is more than just another race on the calendar to him. He comes into Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Oaks as the trainer of Pixie Dust, a somewhat unusual entrant based on her race history, but a player nonetheless.

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Grade 1, $500,000 United Nations; 1 3/8 miles, turf; Monmouth Park
Sunday, race 12, post time: 6:13 p.m. Eastern

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Plate Trial winner We Miss Artie will start from post 6 and has been made the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the 155th running of the Queen’s Plate for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds Sunday at Woodbine.

Despite his impressive victory June 15 in the Plate Trial Stakes, We Miss Artie hasn’t scared off anyone from taking a shot at the $1 million purse, as a field of 15 will line up for the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown.

Abdiel Toribio, a former jockey with $26.8 million in lifetime purse earnings, was arrested Sunday night near Ocala, Fla., and charged with resisting an officer with violence and driving with a suspended license, according to Marion County records.

Toribio, who last rode regularly in 2009, allegedly drove off while a Marion County sheriff’s deputy was partially in his truck after Toribio was stopped for an expired vehicle tag. The deputy, Christopher Frost, was able to convince Toribio to stop his vehicle after he climbed into the truck when Toribio began driving.

There are plenty of options available Saturday in the Grade 3 Robert Dick Memorial Stakes at Delaware Park, as 13 fillies and mares will meet in the 1 3/8-mile turf marathon. The $200,000 Dick Memorial and two $50,000 overnight stakes make for an interesting appetizer prior to the day’s main event, the Grade 2 Delaware Oaks.

The Dick Memorial is a wide-open race, but a few players merit extra attention. It should be noted that the Delaware turf can be expected to have some give to it, as rain was expected in the region Thursday night and Friday morning.