Rene
Douglas
Rene R. Douglas (born March 6, 1967 in Panama City) Panama is a
jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a
Thoroughbred racing family, after attending jockey school Douglas
rode in his native Panama for a year and a half before moving to the
United States in 1983. His first major win came in 1989 in the
prestigious Washington, D.C. International. In 1996, he rode
Editor's Note to victory in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the
U.S. Triple Crown series.
Rene Douglas has won three riding
titles at Calder Race Course and Hialeah Park Race Track and a
record four in a row from 2001 through 2004 at Arlington Park. He
won seven races on a single card at Arlington Park on July 24, 2003
and has twice won six on a single card at Calder Race Course.
In the richest win of his career, Rene Douglas captured the 2006
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies aboard Dreaming of Anna.
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| Wheelchair bound Rene hopes to be able to walk again. |
Douglas may be paralyzed from the waist down after a spill, doctors
still aren't sure. Arlington Matron Handicap at Arlington Park on
May 23, 2009. Douglas's horse, Born to Be, clipped heels with the
fading pacesetter Boudoir and fell forward and flipped on to her
back, crushing Douglas underneath. Jockey Jamie Theriot's horse, Sky
Mom, was disqualified by the stewards for causing the accident.
Douglas remained pinned under Born to Be and had to be extricated by
track personnel. Born to Be was later euthanized and Theriot has
been suspended for thirty days by the Illinois Racing Board for his
involvement in the accident.
Rene is married to Natalia and they have two sons Giancarlo (age 13
in 2009) and Christian (then age 8) .
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