Teen horse exercise rider died 'doing what he loved to do,' brother says

Teen horse exercise rider died 'doing what he loved to do,' brother says

Family, colleague remember teenage horse exercise rider Daniel Quintero after he was killed during a training accident Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs in Florida.

Exercise rider killed during training exercise at Tampa Bay Downs died doing what he loved

The brother of a Venezuelan exercise rider who died Saturday morning at the Tampa Bay Downs said 19-year-old Daniel Quintero was following his dreams of becoming a jockey when he was killed.

'He Had The Passion': Exercise Rider Daniel Quintero Died 'Doing What He Loved To Do' - Horse Racing News

While talking about his older brother Daniel with the Tampa Bay Downs publicity staff Sunday morning, 18-year-old Darwin Quintero referred four separate times to Daniel’s corazon – the Spanish word for heart.