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Jacob Leeks

Jockey Dean Holland, 34, tragically dies in horror fall with race meeting abandoned

Australian jockey Dean Holland has died after suffering critical injuries in a horror fall.

Holland was riding gelding Headingley, trained by Tony McEvoy, in the first race of the day at Donald, 173 miles north-west of Melbourne. But he was brought down in a sickening fall at the start of the home straight as he challenged for the lead of the race.

Headingley came across the track before falling and slamming into the barrier, with the crash also bringing down Time To Rumble. The horses smashed several fence posts and both appeared to land on the stricken Holland who had been thrown off Headingley.

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