The horse racing world, in Hong Kong experienced a tragic incident during Group 1 Hong Kong sprint at Sha Tin race course, when jockey Lyle Hewitson’s horse lost its footing several hundred yards into the race, collapsing ahead of a large pack of horses.
This horrific accident, left 3 jockeys hospitalized, and 2 horses dead after the horrific fall.
The whole incident was televised, and the video shows Hewiston’s horse, Amazing Star fall, sending South African jockey to the ground, before being trampled by stampede of horses.
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Hong Kong Jockey Club’s executive director, Andrew Harding, says all 3 men were treated at Prince of Wales hospital with multiple injuries.
Hewitson suffered from fractured hip and small bleed in the brain, following the horrific accident. 4x Hong Kong champ, Zac Purton, suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured wrist and a broken nose.
The third jockey, Yuichi Fukunaga of Japan, broke his collarbone.
Leaving all jockeys surviving this horrific accident.
Unfortunately, the 2 horses weren’t so lucky. Amazing Star and Naboo Attack suffered fatal injuries and had to be euthanized.
Sources: tmz
