Less than four months after being seriously injured in a frightening on-track accident, jockey Dylan Davis’ comeback is in full swing at Gulfstream Park.
Davis celebrated his return with a pair of mounts on Saturday’s Coolmore Fountain of Youth Day program and rode four races on Sunday’s card, finishing second aboard Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Slow Kara in Race 2. He is named in nine more over the next three racing days starting Thursday including Souper Quest in the $125,000 Silks Run and Indy Bay in the $175,000 Hurricane Bertie (G3).
“It feels great. I’m happy to be back, excited,” Davis said. “It felt like forever to get back here, but it was really only a few months. I thought I recovered really quickly. That first month was more mental than anything. Getting on horses last week after I got the green light felt good. I got on 10, 15 horses but I’ve got get going for racing.”…