1. Epidemiological Characteristics of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Carolina Quintana MA, ATC,
Jed Crots MS, ATC, Amanda Glueck PhD, John Abt PhD,
Carl Mattacola, PhD, ATC, FNATA
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

2. PURPOSE
Professional Jockeys are elite level athletes participating in a sport that puts them at a particularly high risk for musculoskeletal injuries
Very little is known about the nature and risk factors of these injuries
Our aim was to report injuries sustained by jockeys participating in Thoroughbred Horse Racing in the United States

3. METHODS Design: Retrospective epidemiological study
Setting: Racetracks across the United States
Subjects: 1054 reported incidents (975 males and 64 females)
Experience 11.0 ± 9.5 years
Data Collection:
Data were collected and entered in the Jockey Injury Database
February 2012-September 2016
An incident report was completed if a jockey was physically removed from a horse during a race and/or sought medical attention for an injury
Descriptive statistics were used to identify frequency and percentages of musculoskeletal injuries

4. RESULTS Location of Incident At the Start In the Gate Galloping Out
4.8%
In the Gate
Final Turn
In the Stretch
First Half of Race
3.0%
34.1%
16.5%
14.7%
24.3%
Location of Incident

5. CONCLUSION
The largest percentage of injuries occurred at the start of the race(34%) and in the stretch(24%)
Fractures (23%) sprains/strains (24%) and concussions (10%) were the most prevalent injuries
Over 80% of injuries to the jockeys occurred as a result of an injury during a fall

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