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Jockey who broke 24 bones and spent 5 weeks in a coma from a 2011 fall to ride in the Preakness

At 33 years old, Raul Mena will make his debut in a Triple Crown race by riding the underdog Pay Billy in this weekend’s milestone edition of the Preakness Stakes.
Mena suffered severe injuries in a 2011 fall in Chile when his horse jumped the rail, breaking 24 bones and causing a five-week coma.
Doctors doubted Mena would ride again and advised a new job, but he returned to racing after eight months, moving to the U.S. In 2014.
Mena suffered severe injuries in a 2011 accident, fracturing 24 bones throughout his body and spending five weeks unconscious, yet he plans to continue racing for another five years despite the ongoing pain.
This race represents the peak of Mena’s career, demonstrating his determination, resilience, and careful physical maintenance as noted by trainer Gorham.

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'Keep pushing forward': Jockey who broke 24 bones, was in coma to ride in Preakness

Raul Mena was a young jockey in a race in his native Chile in 2011 when the horse he was riding jumped the rail, throwing him to the ground with severe injuries. “It was a scary accident,” Mena recalled Wednesday. “I broke 24 bones in all my body, and I was in a coma for five weeks.” Now 33, Mena has a mount in a Triple Crown race for the first time. He will be aboard local long shot Pay Billy in the 150th Preakness Stakes this Saturday, the ape…

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Jockey who spent 5 weeks in a coma from a 2011 fall to ride in Preakness

BALTIMORE — Raul Mena was a young jockey in a race in his native Chile in 2011 when the horse he was riding jumped the rail, throwing him to the ground with severe injuries.

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Jockey who broke 24 bones and spent 5 weeks in a coma from a 2011 fall to ride in the Preakness

BALTIMORE (AP) — Raul Mena was a young jockey in a race in his native Chile in 2011 when the horse he was riding jumped the rail, throwing him to the ground with severe injuries.

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Mena to ride in Preakness

BALTIMORE — Raul Mena was a young jockey in a race in his native Chile in 2011 when the horse he was riding jumped the rail, throwing him to the ground with severe injuries.

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