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Three jockeys have been hospitalised and a horse was put down following a scary fall in South East Queensland.
The 1900m Kilcoy Christmas Cup took a turn for the worst after The Golden Pig, ridden by Jordon Mallyon, tripped over the turf entering the first turn of the race.
The subsequent carnage saw Elegies, ridden by Gary Geran, and Royaltown Road, Corey Bayliss, suffer injuries that meant all three jockeys were taken to hospital to receive medical attention.
Geran was initially knocked unconscious after the impact but regained consciousness before being placed inside an ambulance.
Bayliss was complaining about lower back pain and Mallyon had suffered cuts across his face after the fall.
While the jockeys have been cleared from hospital, Jordon Mallyon’s horse The Golden Pig suffered a broken leg and was euthanised after the race.
⚡️ “Three injured in horse race in Kilcoy” How does industry respond to this? Saying nothing isn’t an answer.https://t.co/L4qLqTlMjv
— James Mathers (@james01733141) December 3, 2016
The horrific scenes meant that the Christmas Cup would be abandoned but it begs the question; should these kinds of falls be addressed or are they just an unfortunate reality of horse racing?
Pundits and fans alike certainly showed concern for both the riders and the horses but it’s still a problem that comes to light at the worst of times.
Just like car drivers, jockeys run the risk of injury and the means of limiting injuries is incredibly limited due to a number of different factors which are largely out of their control.
Just over a month removed from the Melbourne Cup and pundits have been issued an unnerving reminder as to how dangerous the sport can be for both riders and horses alike.
Is there any way to protect the jockeys of the sport? And the horses too?
There’s no simple answer to the industry that has seen hundreds of horses been euthanised or killed as a result of racing.
And while there’s no need to go all Mike Baird and ban the entire industry, surely safety concerns regarding exhaustion and injury need to be investigated.
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