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Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens will undergo surgery to have his left hip replaced next Wednesday at St. John’sHospital in Santa Monica, California. Winner of more than 5,000 races in North America and a three-time GI Kentucky Derby winner, the 53-year-old native of Caldwell, Idaho is optimistic things will go well and he eventually can resume his riding career.
“I’m looking forward to getting the old hip out of there and a new one in,” Stevens said Thursday morning at Clockers’ Corner. “I’ve never had any issues on my left side. It’s sort of been the workhorse all of my life.”
Stevens continued, “I had Perthes disease [a degenerative ailment] in my right hip as a little kid [at age seven] and then the bad knee and everything, and this thing’s always done all the work, but when it went there was no warning, no nothing. About five months ago it started bugging me, and it seemed like overnight it went south and I knew something wasn’t right. Then when I got the X-rays I knew why.”
Asked if he would continue to ride if all went well, Stevens said, “It’s something I’m going to evaluate. It’s too early to say. Even with the outcome [of the surgery], I have to make some decisions. Even if I don’t return to ride competitively, I want to be able to get on horses and be in comfort, but I really don’t know, because this came as such a jolt.”
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“I’m looking forward to getting the old hip out of there and a new one in,” Stevens said Thursday morning at Clockers’ Corner. “I’ve never had any issues on my left side. It’s sort of been the workhorse all of my life.”
Stevens continued, “I had Perthes disease [a degenerative ailment] in my right hip as a little kid [at age seven] and then the bad knee and everything, and this thing’s always done all the work, but when it went there was no warning, no nothing. About five months ago it started bugging me, and it seemed like overnight it went south and I knew something wasn’t right. Then when I got the X-rays I knew why.”
Asked if he would continue to ride if all went well, Stevens said, “It’s something I’m going to evaluate. It’s too early to say. Even with the outcome [of the surgery], I have to make some decisions. Even if I don’t return to ride competitively, I want to be able to get on horses and be in comfort, but I really don’t know, because this came as such a jolt.”
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