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Off since Nov. '06, P-Val returns to racing

By Mary Rampellini
Daily Racing Form

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Jockey Patrick Valenzuela returned to the saddle for the first time in nearly a year over the weekend, and won with 2 of 8 mounts at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M. Valenzuela had not ridden because of injury since November 2006. On Monday, Valenzuela said that he will ride at Zia through next Sunday and is hoping to start riding at Hollywood Park on Nov. 14. He is trying to get licensed to ride in California. In his comeback on Saturday he won with two of his four mounts, scoring with his second and ...

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