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Daily Mirror
02-08-2025
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- Daily Mirror
Callum Rodriguez brushes off plane's emergency landing to win at Goodwood days later
The jockey was with weighing room colleagues PJ McDonald, Rowan Scott and Jack Garritty when the light aircraft they were travelling to Goodwood in encountered engine trouble on Thursday A jockey who was in a plane which was forced to make an emergency landing on the way to Goodwood has ridden a winner at the meeting. Callum Rodriguez was one of five riders who missed opportunities at Goodwood on Thursday when the aircraft encountered engine trouble. Rowan Scott, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves and Jack Garritty were the other jockeys who set off from Bagby Airfield in north Yorkshire. Around half an hour into the flight, the pilot turned the plane around and returned to base. No-one was hurt in the incident. Two days on, Rodriguez headed to Goodwood by car for his first opportunity since in the Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes - and made it count on Owen Burrows-saddled filly Waardah (7-2). Talking calmly, the jockey said the emergency landing was "nothing to get too worried about" as the pilot kept everything under control. "There was a small fault with the aircraft straight away after we left the ground and the pilot decided to turn around and get us back to base," he told Mirror Racing. "Unfortunately we didn't have time to jump in the car and get here for our rides. It was a very minor incident but just frustrating. "It wasn't scary. We weren't long into the journey and it was one of things." In the Group Two race on Saturday, Rodriguez settled his lightly-race mount in rear and she made progress to take the lead with two furlongs to run. Danielle threw down a strong challenge on her seasonal debut and got to within three quarters of a length, with the front two clear of Goodie Two Shoes. "'t was a messy start to the week, but we made sure that we were on four wheels today," he added. "I am very pleased to get that one off my back. 'Waardah is a rapidly improving filly and has a nice way of racing – she was relaxed last time, was strong through the line, and took a bit of pulling up. We were confident that she would get this trip and the ground was perfect. 'She switched off real good early and has actually taken me into the race a little bit too easily. She just idled a touch when she got there and needed the other horse to help her along. It was a very good performance."
The Independent
31-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Five jockeys involved in emergency plane landing drama
Five jockeys based in the north were involved in a dramatic emergency landing on Thursday, after the light aircraft they were travelling in to Goodwood suffered what is thought to have been an engine problem. Rowan Scott, Callum Rodriguez, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves and Jack Garritty were flying from Bagby Airfield near Thirsk in North Yorkshire when the pilot was forced to turn back. Scott's agent Niall Hannity said: 'They set off from Bagby and something went wrong with the plane so they started to get a bit panicky, as you can imagine. 'The pilot, who has 25 years experience, said nothing like it had ever happened to him but they were able to get turned round and land back at Bagby, which must have been frightening. 'The main thing is they got back down and they are all safe now. 'Rowan was sending me messages in the air asking me to let John Quinn and Alice Haynes know he wouldn't be able to ride their horses today and I was telling him not to worry about that in the grand scheme of things!' He added: 'It was Rowan's first time in a private plane – he said it's also his last.' To make matters worse for Scott, Haynes' Naana's Sparkle (15-2) went and won the Buccellati Handicap under his substitute Charles Bishop. Haynes said: 'Poor Rowan was upset he couldn't make it. He sounded quite shook up. Thank God they are all OK. I think the engine failed after they had gone 20 minutes.''
BBC News
31-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jockeys miss Goodwood after emergency plane landing
Five jockeys missed their rides on day three of Glorious Goodwood after their plane was forced to make an emergency flight, from Bagby Airfield in north Yorkshire, suffered what is thought to be an engine problem but jockeys Rowan Scott, Callum Rodriguez, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves and Jack Garritty are all was booked on two rides at Goodwood, including Magellan Cloud for John and Sean Quinn in the first Quinn, joint-trainer of Magellan Cloud, said he had spoken to Scott, adding: "They took off and while they were up in the air something happened and the pilot had to do an emergency landing. "I don't think they were up in the air for very long and thankfully the pilot turned around, landed them back in Bagby and they're all safe. I think they're relieved to be back on the ground and it could have been nasty."Magellan Cloud was instead partnered by Saffie Osborne, while replacements were also sourced for the other jockeys' scheduled rides.
Daily Mirror
31-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
BREAKING: Plane flying jockeys to Glorious Goodwood forced to make emergency landing
A plane flying five jockeys to the Glorious Goodwood meeting was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing in a dramatic incident on Thursday. Rowan Scott, Callum Rodriguez, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves and Jack Garritty had booked a flight in a light aircraft to make the journey from Yorkshire to West Sussex. But they were unable to complete the trip and will miss their rides on day four of the prestigious fixture after their plane encountered engine trouble.
