Report: Jockey Justin Stein retires after injury at Woodbine
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Jockey Justin Stein retired from riding to become a racing steward after being injured last month at Woodbine, Daily Racing Form reported.
Stein, 44, was injured in a Nov. 22 accident at Woodbine that involved five horses, according to the report, and had three vertebrae fractures and a broken rib.
He relocated from his native British Columbia to Woodbine in 2006, according to the report, and became one of the top riders at the Toronto track.
Stein has 26 graded-stakes victories, including Grade 1 wins in the 2021 Highlander with Silent Poet, the 2020 Woodbine Mile with Silent Jubilee and the 2013 Nearctic with Phil’s Dream. He also won the 2012 Queen’s plate with Strait of Dover.
Stein has a career record of 10,792: 1,440-1,505-1,369 with earnings of $64.6 million.
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