Image: Ross Holburt
Jockey Lee Horner has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Royal Melbourne Hospital after sustaining a head injury during the Grand National Steeplechase at Ballarat on Sunday. Horner suffered a bruise on the brain following a fall from his mount, Sky Hero, on the final lap of the race.
The incident also involved the fall of Mighty Oasis and Horner’s stablemate Bell Ex One, ridden by Will Gordon. The Victorian Jockeys Association (VJA) provided an update on Horner’s condition on Sunday night, with further information expected on Monday.
Meanwhile, Will Gordon was taken to Ballarat Base Hospital with a suspected shoulder injury. As of Monday morning, no additional updates on Gordon’s condition had been provided.
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