Explosive fight breaks out between two jockeys with one rushed to hospital for treatment after post-race bust-up

Scottish Sun

28-05-2025

One of the jockeys has been stood down for medical reasons
STIRRUP TROUBLE Explosive fight breaks out between two jockeys with one rushed to hospital for treatment after post-race bust-up
AN explosive post-race bust-up between jockeys saw one rushed to hospital for treatment.
Stewards have opened an urgent investigation into the 'physical altercation' between two top-tier riders.
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Legendary jockey Noel Callow has been stood down from riding in light of the 'physical altercation'
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Kyle Wilson-Taylor, seen here with Frankie Dettori, is the second jockey at the centre of the investigation
Group 1-winning superstar Noel Callow, who has won more than £22million in his career, was involved.
As was fellow top level-winning rider Kyle Wilson-Taylor, report Racenet.
Their scrap was said to have erupted during a heated argument after a race at Doomben in Australia on Wednesday.
Kim Kelly, Deputy Commissioner for the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, said: "I can confirm that a stewards' enquiry has been opened into a physical altercation between two riders at the Doomben race meeting.
"A considerable body of evidence has been taken and the matter was adjourned to a date to be fixed to allow a rider who was taken from the course for medical treatment to give evidence."
Racenet report that Wilson-Taylor, 25, insisted he did not start the fight.
'King' Callow, 49, who became an Uber driver during one break from the sport, has been stood down for medical reasons.
It is believed that Wilson-Taylor is fit and well enough to continue riding pending the outcome of the probe.
It is not clear what did or didn't happen in the race to spark the scrap.
And any punishments will have to wait until the investigation is concluded.
Callow is one of the biggest names in Australian racing - but his career has been a series of ups and downs.
Amid a series of bans he banged in five Group 1 wins and enjoyed a lucrative and prolific stint in Singapore.
Wilson-Taylor is at the opposite end of the racing spectrum in that he is continuing to make a name for himself on the big stage.
But his big breakthrough came in the 2023 Tatt's Tiara aboard Palaisipan, a victory worth just shy of £250,000.
Fights breaking out between jockeys, while they don't happen often, are nothing new.
This Breeders' Cup bust-up went down in history - while shocking footage caught this horrific sucker punch on camera.
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