“Day 8 with #COVID19 hasn’t been easy and not out of the woods yet,” Duarte tweeted, indicating he was at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J. “Keep praying I can get over this strong virus.”
Last year, Duarte took over the Colts Neck Stables string for retiring conditioner Alan Goldberg. He saddled multiple stakes-winning mare Goldwood and Big City Bob, who finished third behind Tiz the Law in the Grade 1 Champagne.
As a jockey, Duarte won 424 races and purses of more than $7 million before retiring to become an assistant trainer.
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