Sobey and Thiessen suffered injuries during the 2021 season opener at Century Downs on Tuesday (May 18).
Thiessen, driving Crush Me, who fell from the pocket after failing to avoid the breaking pacesetter, Lost Control, was impacted from behind by a trailing horse and suffered a fractured and dislocated femur and shattered collarbone. He confirmed via his Facebook page Wednesday afternoon (May 19) that his femur and collarbone were both surgically reconstructed:
"They put a nail through my femur and plated my collarbone ... feel pretty good, actually," the 31-year-old reinsman wrote.
Thiessen also relayed a report from Crush Me's co-owner and trainer, Brent Bodor, that the filly is "up and doing OK" after the accident.