Legal Opinion
Verro v. New York Racing Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 1989PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
Plaintiff, a licensed jockey for thoroughbred racehorses, was severely injured on September 19, 1985 in a riding accident at the Oklahoma Training Track, which is part of the Saratoga Springs Thoroughbred Racing Track complex in Saratoga County owned and operated by defendant. Plaintiff had been engaged in a training exercise session with Queen Andrea, a three-year-old filly that he was to ride in a race on the following weekend. Plaintiff had the horse galloping in mid-track up to the three-eighths-mile pole and then caused the horse to "breeze”, i.e.,…
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