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Edgar Prado displays selfless horsemanship

Aug 12th, 08
Recent Hall of Fame Inductee Edgar Prado displayed selfless horsemanship recently at Saratoga during the running of the Fleet Indian Stakes.

Jockey Javier Castellano who rode 19.90-to1 longshot Precise Lady had his right rein break a few jumps out of the starting gate of the seven-furlong race. While Precise Lady continued to run with the rest of the field, Castellano had no control over his mount.

"It happened really quick," Castellano said. "My horse (kept) striaght but at the same time, he (ran) off. It was very scary. It never happened to me before."

Still holding the left rein, Castellano reached down a couple of times to try and reach the dangling right rein, without success. Prado, who was racing next to Castellano aboard 8-to5 favorite Ice Cool Kitty, put his whip in his right hand, reached over beneath the neck of Precise Lady, and flipped the rein to Castellano.

"He was trying to reach it, but he couldn't," Prado said. "A broke rein happens more often than somebody helping. I think it was more important to see nobody got hurt than winning a race. A human being is more important."

Castellano praised Prado's actions.

"I give him a lot of credit," Castellano said. "He (didn't) worry about anything. That says alot. It's amazing."

Ice Cook Kitty finished third. Precise Lady finished last in the field of seven. Thoroughbred Times TODAY

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