{"id":261569,"date":"2025-11-04T08:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/261569\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T08:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:36:14","slug":"melbourne-cup-2025-veteran-jockey-blake-shinn-taken-to-hospital-after-serious-fall-at-flemington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/261569\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Cup 2025: Veteran jockey Blake Shinn taken to hospital after serious fall at Flemington"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jockey Blake Shinn has been taken away from Flemington in an ambulance after a dramatic fall in Race 9.<\/p>\n

Riding She\u2019s Got Pizzazz, Shinn fell on the home straight when his horse appeared to get stuck between two rivals.<\/p>\n

The veteran hoop fell in a heap and may have been trampled on by another horse.<\/p>\n

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In good news, Shinn was sitting up and conscious after the nasty fall.<\/p>\n

He was treated by paramedics on the track and could be seen blowing on the \u201cgreen whistle\u201d to treat the pain.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood he has suffered a serious leg injury and will be taken to hospital for further assessment.<\/p>\n

\"JockeyJockey Blake Shinn has had a nasty fall at Flemington, coming off She\u2019s Got Pizzazz in Race 9.\u00a0 Credit: @Nine\"ShinnShinn was treated by paramedics on the track. Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

The Victorian Jockeys Association released an update shortly after the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a fall at Flemington, Blake Shinn is to be transported to hospital with a suspected broken left leg,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old is one of Australia\u2019s most successful jockeys, having won the 2008 Melbourne Cup on Viewed as well as a host of other feature races.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s Got Pizzazz appeared to be unhurt and continued running to the line, although a vet report revealed the horse was \u201clame off fore\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dance To The Boom ($20) caused a huge upset to win, while red-hot favourite Surfin\u2019 Bird failed to finish in the top four.<\/p>\n

Winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy\u2019s thoughts were immediately with Shinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirstly, I just hope Blake Shinn is OK,\u201d McEvoy told Nine.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t like to see a riderless horse after a race.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final race of the day was delayed slightly as a result of the ambulance on the track.<\/p>\n

Shinn was booked to ride Windstorm, but was replaced by John Allen.<\/p>\n

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