Bowman Out Until Queen Elizabeth

Thursday, March 29, 2018 | 10:46 am

WINX (Street Cry - Vegas Showgirl) wins Race 9, the G1 Cox Plate, run at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Cox Plate Day. Saturday 22 October 2016. Trained by Chris Waller. Ridden by Hugh Bowman. Photo by Bronwen Healy. The Image is Everything - Bronwen Healy and Darren Tindale Photography.

Hugh Bowman, the 2017 Longines World's Best Jockey and rider of Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), will be on the sidelines until partnering the 6-year-old mare in the Apr. 14 G1 Queen Elizabeth S. Bowman suffered a severe concussion when falling from Performer (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) in the G2 Todman S. on Mar. 10, and sat out a week before returning to ride Winx to win last weekend's G1 George Ryder S. (and Performer in the Golden Slipper-that one beat just two home). Bowman was riding at Warwick Farm on Wednesday but was stood down after it was determined he was suffering from concussion after effects and a subsequently discovered viral infection. Bowman will need medical clearance to ride Winx in two weeks' time.