Jockey Jarred Samuel has escaped the terrible fall he took near the finish line of Friday night’s fourth race at Greyville without any head injury or broken bones.

He was placed on a ventilator and sedated by medical experts after the incident and taken to hospital. He remained on the ventilator throughout Friday night but doctors were pleased with his progress and began bringing him out of sedation yesterday (Saturday).

However, probably due to all the equipment etc down his throat he became panicky while awaking so they put him back into sedation. He did very well through last night (Saturday) while remaining on the ventilator and will be brought out of sedation once again today (Sunday).

Samuel’s horse Fly Away With Me clipped heels and fell on the finish line and the meeting was delayed for a long time as he was attended to.
– David Thiselton