Coa to be released from hospital Thursday
April 13, 2011HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jockey Eiber Coa will be discharged from the hospital on Thursday afternoon.
Coa injured his neck and broke his wrist in a fall from his horse after a Feb. 18 race at Gulfstream Park.
Coa, who had limited movement from the neck down after getting hurt, has improved since the accident.
On March 29, while making his first public appearance at the Florida Derby Golf Tournament at Woodmont Country Club, Coa got up from his wheelchair and walked.
After two neurosurgeries and extensive rehabilitation, doctors and Coa's team of therapists have called his recovery ``miraculous,'' according to a release from Memorial Regional Hospital South.
The Venezuela native reached his 4,000th racing victory last year.