Top Kiwi jockey Michael Walker is in intensive care with a concussion, after a racing accident in Victoria.
Michael Walker gestures after winning a race at the Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne in February 2020. Photo: Getty Images
Walker was airlifted to hospital from Pakenham racecourse, outside of Melbourne, after the horse he was riding collapsed.
After having scans he has been cleared of spinal and internal injuries, a Victoria Jockeys Association spokesperson told RNZ.
"He has sustained a heavy concussion and remains stable," the spokesperson said in a statement.
Michael is currently in ICU at the Alfred hospital in Melbourne.
Scans have cleared him of any spinal and internal injuries.
He has sustained a heavy concussion and remains stable.