Lights go out during race at Grants Pass Downs, leaves two jockeys injured

Jenna King November 10, 2021

Last Updated: November 10, 2021

GRANTS PASS, Ore. —Two jockeys were sent to the hospital Tuesday night after the lights went out during a race at the Grants Pass Downs.

The downs tells us, it happened during race 11, the final race of the night and season.

The downs says jockeys, Patrick Henry Jr. and Alex Anaya, we’re sent to the hospital but were eventually released.

We’re told the horses were not harmed, and the race itself was declared a no contest.

Grants Pass Downs says it’s conducting an internal investigation with the Oregon Racing Commission to see what happened.

Jenna King November 10, 2021

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.