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Jockey Marc Goldstein set for surgery after damaging pelvis in schooling fall

Marc Goldstein: to undergo surgery
Marc Goldstein: to undergo surgeryCredit: Edward Whitaker

Jockey Marc Goldstein is set to have surgery next week after fracturing his pelvis in three places during a schooling accident on Tuesday.

Goldstein’s partner Carley Stewart said: “He has one fracture at the back and two at the front, which are unstable so they’re going to operate on Tuesday to secure it.”

Goldstein has ridden two winners this season, the most recent of which came on his last ride when partnering Zoltan Varga to score at Fontwell last Saturday.

Apprentice Kirrane out for the season

Sean Kirrane will not ride again this season with the apprentice due to have an operation to fix a long-standing shoulder issue.

“Unfortunately long-standing shoulder problems will rule me out for the rest of the season,” he wrote on Twitter.

“Huge thanks to everyone who supported me up until now. Looking forward to returning after surgery better than ever.”

Covid pandemic hits Newbury's bottom line

Newbury reported a loss of £1.68 million for the first half of 2020 with chairman Dominic Burke describing the environment as "very challenging and unpredictable".

Burke stressed the importance of crowds returning for the recovery of racecourse finances with turnover dropping by 68 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.

He said: "The company needs spectators and hospitality to generate profits. The financial impact of the cessation in racing and the loss of racegoer attendance is substantial.

"In a normal year admissions, catering and hospitality raceday revenues represents circa 50 per cent of the company’s annual turnover. This will result in the business disappointingly reporting a substantial loss for 2020 and into the future whilst we continue to be impacted by the pandemic."


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Published on 19 September 2020inNews

Last updated 14:10, 19 September 2020

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