Dane O’Neill was taken to hospital after being dumped in Wolverhampton | horse photo
Jockey Dane O’Neill was taken to hospital for further evaluation and Tuesday’s first race at Wolverhampton was canceled after Charlie Hills trained Eagle-eyed Tom (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) tripped at a stop and appeared to have clamped his heels, sending the rider toward the track. O’Neill was on track and there was an 11-minute delay as O’Neill was taken off on a stretcher.
Fergus Cameron, course secretary at Wolverhampton, said: “Dane fell after leaving the stall during the first race, which was later cancelled. “He has been monitored by our medical staff and remains conscious. He was then taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further evaluation.”
The managers also asked about the incident.
“The track secretary and the racers who participated in the race, with the exception of Dane O’Neill, were interviewed,” the manager’s report said. “Race staff explained that because the injured jockey was being watched live on the field and the rest of the course could not be crossed safely, the decision was made with the head of the field. yard. to start the ‘stop race’ procedure and raise the ‘stop race’ flag. The managers declared the race void.
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