Jockey Lee Horner remains in induced coma after sustaining head injury in Grand National fall at Ballarat

Jumps jockey Lee Horner remains in an induced coma at the Royal Melbourne Hospital as he recovers from a head injury suffered in a fall in Sunday’s Grand National Steeplechase.

Lee Horner is interviewed after winning the 2023 Grand National Steeplechase aboard Brungle Bertie. Picture: Reg Ryan / Racing Photos

Jumps jockey Lee Horner remains in an induced coma at the Royal Melbourne Hospital as he recovers from a head injury suffered in a fall in Sunday’s Grand National Steeplechase at Ballarat.

Horner was admitted to the intensive care unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the hours following the fall after paramedics initially took him to Ballarat Base Hospital for assessment.

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Victorian Jockeys’ Association chief executive Matt Hyland said the latest report from doctors was that Horner was in a stable condition.

Hyland also reported jockey Will Gordon was undergoing an MRI to determine the extent of a shoulder injury he sustained when he fell from Bell Ex One.

Hyland said initial x-rays cleared Gordon of any fractures but the MRI would provide more detail.

Originally published as Jockey Lee Horner remains in induced coma after sustaining head injury in Grand National fall at Ballarat