Edwin Gonzalez Back at Full Strength at Gulfstream
At 0h02, on October 8, 2021 • By GULFSTREAM
Jockey Edwin Gonzalez made it clear that he has made it all the way back from a midsummer injury Thursday at Gulfstream Park, riding the winners of four races, including impressive maiden winner Palmach, on an eight-race card.
The 29-year-old journeyman, who had become an immediate success while riding at Gulfstream Park full time during the Spring/Summer Meet for the first time, was sidelined for seven weeks with a hairline fracture in his right leg that was sustained in a racing mishap July 3. He won three races on his first day back in action Aug. 21, but Gonzalez didn’t continue to quite maintain the strike rate that he had enjoyed prior to his injury.
“I’m feeling great. I had 50 days out – that’s a long time for me,” said Gonzalez, who won with his last mount Sunday and his first three mounts Thursday. “I’m feeling strong. I kept saying, ‘Keep working hard, and everyone will be happy and I’ll keep winning races.’”
