Jockeys Noel Callow, Kyle Wilson-Taylor in physical altercation
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Noel Callow has been stood down from riding under concussion protocols and will miss a Group 1 ride after being involved in a physical altercation with fellow jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor at the Doomben races on Wednesday.
It means Callow will forgo the ride on Bevan Laming's Group 1 Queensland Derby contender Our Benefactor on Saturday, which would have been Callow's first Australian Group 1 ride in years after re-establishing his riding career in the Sunshine State.
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has now confirmed Callow has been stood down for 12 days under concussion protocols.
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The official stewards' report from Doomben Wednesday races was also published online at 11.30am on Thursday.
The reference to the incident in the report said there was an 'adjourned inquiry into an 'incident post race (six).'
And the report stated that, before race seven: 'The start of this race was delayed approximately five minutes when rider N. Callow, who had weighed out for this event, was then subsequently stood down after being examined by the club doctor and found to be unfit to fulfil his remaining engagements.'
It also stated a 'medical clearance was required (including concussion protocol)' before Callow was permitted to ride again.
Racenet broke the news on Wednesday that stewards were investigating a physical altercation between the jockeys, which came after ill-feeling between the pair escalated at Doomben.
It is understood Wilson-Taylor insisted that he had not been the aggressor in the initial incident.
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Wilson-Taylor, who broke into the elite Group 1 club when he scored in the Tatt's Tiara on Palaisipan in 2023, has three rides at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Callow, with five Australian Group 1s to his name, has collected big-race wins all over the world, including a prolific stint in Singapore.
The larrikin jockey they call 'King' has returned to being a formidable metropolitan riding force in recent times, but says after he first arrived in Queensland many trainers thought he was in semi-retirement.
Queensland stewards did not take evidence from Callow on Wednesday as he left the course to seek medical treatment.
Stewards have adjourned the inquiry, which took a considerable volume of evidence from other riders and racing officials, to a date and time to be fixed.
They want more time to complete the inquiry to allow further investigation into the incident and to gather more evidence.
Originally published as Noel Callow stood down under concussion protocols after physical altercation with fellow jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor
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