Champion jockey Blake Shinn returns to winning after breaking leg
Australian jockey Blake Shinn returned to racing and won his first ride back just nine months after breaking his leg in four places.
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Champion jockey Blake Shinn returned to competitive racing nine months after sustaining a severe leg fracture during Melbourne Cup Day last year. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age both reported that Shinn suffered a fall from the mare She's Got Pizzazz, snapping the tibia and fibula in his left leg in four places. [1][2]
Immediately following the fall, Shinn hyperventilated on the track before emergency medical staff loaded him into an ambulance for surgery. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Shinn underwent intensive rehabilitation following the injury to return to competition. [1]
Shinn defied medical odds by returning to racing on August 1, winning his first race back aboard Nearco Frod. The Sydney Morning Herald noted that the victory came after he secured the 2024 and 2025 Victorian jockeys premiership prior to his recovery. [1]
In short
- Blake Shinn broke his left tibia and fibula in four places during a fall on Melbourne Cup Day.
- Shinn returned to competitive racing nine months after his injury.
- Shinn won his first race ride back on August 1 aboard Nearco Frod.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Hyperventilating on the track after a horrific fall: Inside the miracle recovery of a champion jockeySMH.com.au, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Hyperventilating on the track after a horrific fall: Inside the miracle recovery of a champion jockeyThe Age, 1h ago
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- [3]Cady Noland on Wikipedia
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Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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