Racing at York on Sunday was marred by a nasty incident in the feature Sky Bet Starman Garrowby Stakes, with both Jim Crowley and Trevor Whelan having to be taken to hospital with suspected lower-leg injuries.
Crowley was riding the William Haggas-trained favourite Almeraq when the son of Dark Angel clipped heels and came down entering the final furlong. Whelan's mount Tiger Bay was following close behind and was brought down, having been left with nowhere to go.
Miraculously both horses escaped largely unscathed, but Crowley and Whelan were treated on the track for some time before being taken to Leeds General Infirmary.
William Derby, clerk of the course and chief executive at York, said, “Both jockeys were conscious and talking. The assessment that I've got, although they will need further assessment, is that they have lower-limb injuries – Trevor Whelan to his ankle and Jim Crowley to his lower leg. That's the information I have at this stage.
“Both horses are back in the stables and largely okay with a few bruises.”
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