Jockey fractures vertebrae in another horror fall

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Victorian racing has been rocked by different superior wounded to a jockey aft a horrific autumn astatine a large meeting.

Rising prima Teo Nugent was rushed to infirmary successful a semi-conscious authorities aft his thrust Florescent Star clipped heels with different runner and fell during the Listed Abell Stakes astatine Moonee Valley connected Saturday.

Scans astatine Royal Melbourne Hospital later revealed Nugent had fractured his C1 vertebrae.

As of Sunday morning, Racing Victoria had not provided a further update connected the jockey.

The horse, Florescent Star, was euthanised astatine the way pursuing the accident.

Wide World of Sports has chosen to not people immoderate imaginativeness of the contention oregon the fall.

Nugent, 24, is simply a Group 1 victor who has collected much than $16 cardinal successful prizemoney for connections truthful acold successful his career.

It was the 3rd superior autumn astatine a large Melbourne contention gathering successful arsenic galore weeks, and Nugent is the 4th starring jockey to beryllium earnestly injured.

A fortnight agone chap rising prima Ethan Brown had aggregate surgeries aft suffering interior injuries erstwhile helium fell aboard Maximillius successful the $1 cardinal Group 1 diagnostic contention Australian Guineas.

And past week, Jamie Kah and Craig Williams were hospitalised erstwhile they some fell during the Sires Produce Stakes astatine Flemington.

Kah suffered caput injuries and was sedated successful hospital, but woke during the week and was speaking. Williams underwent country connected a fractured clavicle.

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