Irish jockey ‘knocked out and battered’ as racing abandoned after horror fall

Irish jockey ‘knocked out and battered’ as racing abandoned after horror fall

IRISH jockey Gearoid Harney was left “battered and bruised” after a terrifying fall that led to racing being abandoned at Fakenham. The 23-year-old was riding Micronomous when the horse slipped in the Sky Bet Queen Boudicca Series Final Mares’ Handicap Chase on Sunday. Jockey Gearoid Harney at Doncaster Racecourse in December 2023Alamy The Irishman was thrown head first to the floor as a result and was promptly taken to hospital. The final race …

Update on ‘knocked out and battered’ jockey after horrific face-first fall forced Fakenham races to be abandoned

‘KNOCKED out and battered’ jockey Gearoid Harney will leave hospital today after his horrific face-first fall forced Fakenham to be abandoned. The 23-year-old conditional smashed into the turf when Micronormous slipped on a bend during a mares’ handicap chase. Jockey Gearoid Harney will leave hospital today after his terrifying face-first fall forced Fakenham to be abandoned Our thoughts are with Gearoid Harney after he suffered a fall in the pr…