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Jockey Shane Sellers injured in spill, to get MRI

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After a spill on Churchill Down's turf course Friday night, Shane Sellers is expected to see a specialist for his right shoulder. Sellers' agent, Fred Aime, has announced that initial X-rays were inconclusive and an MRI was needed for a diagnosis. Doctors suspect the injury could be a related to a previous injury.

The spill occurred aboard Voodoo Daddy, who shied from the whip in last night's ninth race.

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