Risky Rides
For jockey Gary Birzer, it was another day of work. “As the seventh race began July 20 at Mountaineer Park, Birzer’s wife, Amy, 26, and their daughter, Robyn, stood at a track concession stand. Amy was eating a Popsicle. Another jockey’s wife rushed up and said, ‘Gary went down.'” The Baltimore Sun profiles the jockey whose accident sparked the national debate over jockeys’ insurance.
