Racing industry rallies to help injured jockey
The New Zealand racing manufacture is pulling together to aid out a jockey who was severely injured inwards a trackwork autumn concluding month.
Thomas Russell, 31, remains inwards intensive attention inwards Christchurch Hospital amongst no feeling below his cervix later on a trackwork autumn at Bulls concluding month. The accident happened at the holding of trainer Raymond Connors.
Doctors receive got inserted a device inwards his breast to aid it inflate properly amongst the assistance of a ventilator, which is why he has non withal been moved to Burwood Spinal Unit.
Those around Russell, including friend in addition to jockey Darryl Bradley, are working amongst New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing to arrive easier for racing manufacture participants to donate to helping Russell amongst his future. There volition live on an Authority to Deduct shape available on the NZTR website on Fri to facilitate donations.
“We desire to give them the chance to donate fifty-fifty a pocket-size business office of whatever raceday net or winnings,” Bradley said.
“This agency a jockey or trainer tin give notice donate a percent of whatever coin won past times a surely Equus caballus or horses they are associated with. And nosotros are hoping some owners volition desire to practice the same amongst their horses over the adjacent month.”
“It is bang-up NZTR are helping out through their website because that makes the whole procedure easier,” Bradley said.
NZTR GM Finance in addition to information technology Campbell Moncur said all that needs to hand off is the designated racing managing director of a Equus caballus to consummate the shape in addition to post it to NZTR in addition to the agreed prize coin deduction volition live on taken attention of.
“We are proud to live on able to offering some aid amongst the logistics because champaign people inwards the manufacture are aware of Thomas’s situation,” Moncur said.
The TAB is besides helping Russell amongst 10 per cent of all bets placed inwards the Jockeys’ Challenge for the calendar month of August beingness donated to him.
Among those helping out is the Waverley Racing Club, which will donate $1800 from its coming together today. It is besides challenging jockeys, trainers in addition to owners to jibe its donation.
Bradley said several other fund raising initiatives were nether way, in addition to a Facebook page has been started to aid heighten funds.
During August the Ezygo Jockey’s Challenge volition live on known every bit the Thomas Russell Ezygo Jockey’s Challenge.
Russell started his riding career inwards Hawke’s Bay earlier moving to Woodville, where he was apprenticed to Bruce Marsh. He in addition to thus went into partnership amongst trainer Ken Kelso at Matamata. After getting dorsum into riding, he was based at Wanganui. Russell has ridden 276 winners during his career.
Reporting: Michael Guerin, NZ Thoroughbred Marketing
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