Spill In Kawartha Qualifier

Published: February 20, 2010 06:11 pm EST

A four-horse spill occurred in Kawartha Downs’ fourth qualifying race on Saturday afternoon leaving driver Chad Winacott with a possible shoulder injury

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The accident occurred early in the race when Northern Icon (Kyle Balson) made a standstill break from third causing a chain reaction and taking out Stonehouse Rambam (Scott Cisco), Constant United (George Graham) and Obra Gopher (Chad Winacott). The qualifying race was declared a No Contest.

According to reports from Kawartha, Chad Winacott was the only driver injured and was sent to hospital with a possible broken shoulder. The horses involved suffered cuts and bruises, but otherwise were okay.

To view the charted lines from Saturday's qualifiers, click here.

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Chad had a dislocated shoulder but it was put back into place at the hospital.

Best Wishes for a quick recovery Chad. only met you once. Hope you are back on the track soon. Best wishes to all the horses and other drivers too. Dee.

He's a fine young man! Hope the injury is minor. All the best to him and his family, Al & Kendra Casselman<

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