Mauritian jockey Alvinio Roy involved in bizarre race fall

An inquiry has been opened by Mauritius stewards after a jockey fell off his horse when leading a race last Saturday.

Punters found another way to do their cash on Saturday with a sick beat at Mauritius after a jockey fell off his horse that looked to be home.

It seemed as though Special Force had the race won in the second race on the card as the nine-year-old travelled sweetly and hit the front turning for home before jockey Alvinio Roy abruptly took a tumble.

Roy wasn’t deemed fit to ride for the remainder of the meeting with an inquiry set to be opened by stewards following the wash out of the 1400m contest.

“Soon after entering the straight, Jockey A. Roy (SPECIAL FORCE) lost his right stirrup, after which the left stirrup was out,” the stewards report read.

“Jockey A. Roy seemed to have lost balance and fell off his mount.

“An inquiry will be opened into this incident.”

Alvinio Roy fall off his horse while leading a race in Mauritius last Saturday. Picture: Facebook

Punters took to Facebook to hash out their anger with a poll declaring the hoop to be suspended for life following the fall.

A total of 692 voted on a poll conducted by the Mauritius Horse Racing page with 82 per cent deeming the jockey should get a life ban.

The race in itself was a drama-filled contest with only three of the seven horses finishing.

It started as early as the barriers with Romanus playing “up violently in the stalls” and as a result, delayed the start of the race and withdrawn.

Another galloper had to be examined by the veterinary surgeon prior to being reloaded.

Passing the 400m mark, Casimiro broke its right fore leg and fell, dropping its rider and then colliding with two other horses, Carino Bello and Dayla Vista.

Both horses caught in the action also lost their riders, all of which were stood down for the remainder of the meeting with two sent to hospital.

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