Ramon Transferred to Rehad

Uncredited/AP
Ramon Dominguez brings in a record $25,582,252 in purses last year.

Jockey Ramon Dominguez undergoing rehab for fractured skull suffered at Aqueduct last month

The 36-year old Dominguez is a three-time Eclipse Award recipient and has won three Breeders' Cup races in his career

By Jerry Bossert / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, February 4, 2013, 6:26 PM


Three-time Eclipse Award winning jockey Ramon Dominguez has begun brain injury rehabilitation.

The 36-year-old jockey suffered a fractured skull in a spill at Aqueduct on Jan. 18 and is undergoing treatment at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, NY.

“Ramon continues to do well and is improving every day,” said his wife, Sharon Dominguez.

Dominguez was transferred to Burke on Wednesday from New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.

“He was transferred to Burke on Wednesday, completed initial evaluations on Thursday, and started a brain injury rehabilitation program on Friday,” Sharon said.

Dominguez rode 341 winners in 2012 and earned a record $25,582,252 in purses to win his third straight Eclipse.

There is currently no timetable for his release from Burke.

“As Ramon takes the next steps in his treatment, he and I would like to thank everyone again for the continued support and prayers,” Sharon said. “Although his injury will take time to heal, Ramon is on the road to a full recovery.”

Dominguez has won three Breeders’ Cup races in his career, including a victory aboard Little Mike in the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Turf. He finished second aboard Blue Grass Cat in the 2006 Kentucky Derby.



Read more: www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/jockey-dominguez-moves-hospital-rehab-article-1.1255274#ixzz2Jz1K8IaR