PartialLogo
International

Tom Marquand taken to hospital following heavy fall at Randwick

Tom Marquand: taken to hospital after showing signs of concussion
Tom Marquand: taken to hospital after showing signs of concussionCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Jockey Tom Marquand has been taken to hospital for further assessment after falling heavily from Ronstar at Randwick.

After starting the day on a high with a Group 3 double on Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained juveniles Away Game and Prague, Marquand's luck took a turn for the worse.

He hit the ground heavily when Ronstar clipped heels near the 800 metres in Saturday's Ranvet Handicap (1,400m), the horse suffering a fatal injury.

Racing NSW doctor John Saxon said Marquand was complaining of a sore shoulder and neck and he was sending the jockey to hospital as a precaution.

"He's also showing some signs of concussion, so I am organising for him to go up to the hospital and get assessed," Dr Saxon said.


Tom Marquand career details


Injury to potential Royal Ascot runner Yes Yes Yes

Chris Waller will wait for the results of veterinary tests this week before making a decision on the immediate future of The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes, who has also been considered a potential Royal Ascot runner.

The colt missed a scheduled exhibition gallop at Randwick on Saturday after inflammation was discovered in his near foreleg.

Glen Boss wins The Everest on Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes: the Everest winner has suffered an injury to his forelegCredit: Mark Metcalfe

Waller immediately notified stewards who ordered betting to be suspended on relevant autumn and spring carnival races in which Yes Yes Yes was highly positioned in markets.

He said he would have a better grasp on the injury next week and whether it would affect plans for the star three-year-old, who was being lined up for an international sprint campaign in Royal Ascot.

"We just noticed he had a little bit of heat in his leg this morning and we dare not takes risks with horses, full stop," Waller said.

"I just want to see where the heat is coming from. The vets will do their checks and work out what the story is, and whether he misses a run or whether he has a delayed prep or whatever.

"I don't know any more than that really. We will let everybody know early next week what is going on."

Yes Yes Yes was a brilliant winner of The Everest in the spring and had been scheduled to resume in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington in two weeks alongside stablemate Nature Strip.

Waller worked four of his other carnival horses between races at Randwick, including exciting import Shared Ambition, who edged out Youngstar in a 1,000-metre gallop.

Shared Ambition created a big impression in his only Australian campaign when he was unbeaten in three Melbourne spring carnival runs and is due to resume at Warwick Farm next Saturday.


Yes Yes Yes career details


Members can read the latest exclusive interviews, news analysis and comment available from 6pm daily on racingpost.com


Reporter

Published on inInternational

Last updated

iconCopy