Victorian jockey Dean Holland has been airlifted to a Melbourne hospital in a critical condition after a race fall.
Holland's horse was one of two that fell during the first race at Donald – a small town to the north-west of Melbourne – on Monday.
Holland is 34 years old and one of the top jockeys in Victoria.
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He has won a Newmarket Handicap and has more than 1000 career wins to his name, totalling more than $32 million in prizemoney for connections.
On Monday he was aboard Headingley in the 1000m opening race when his mount shifted inwards and then fell as the field turned into the straight.
That caused Time To Rumble to also fall, but its jockey Alana Kelly was able to get up and walk back to the mounting yard virtually unscathed.
Stewards made the decision to abandon the entire rest of the meeting as a helicopter was called to transport Holland to Melbourne.
It is the latest in a string of serious falls at Victorian meetings in recent times.
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Leading Melbourne jockeys Ethan Brown, Jamie Kah, Teo Nugent, and Craig Williams all spent time in hospital following falls at major meetings.
Williams has since returned to riding.
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