Royal Ascot-winning jockey Martin Harley’s move to Australia has suffered a major blow after he sustained multiple fractures, including two in his neck, in a sickening race fall.
The 33-year-old, who won the King’s Stand Stakes on Goldream in 2015, began a new chapter in his career when he moved to Brisbane, Queensland in November as part of a three-year sponsorship.
He has ridden five winners but is now facing a lengthy period out of action after his mount Deferential clipped heels in the early part of a race at Doomben on Wednesday and he was thrown forward. He was examined on the track and taken to hospital.
