A serious fall has left Chris Parnham, who is leading the Australian jockeys’ premiership, with a fracture in his spine.
Parnham fell from Midnight Minstrel in the final stages of the second race at Pinjarra on Thursday and was taken to hospital.
The precise nature of his injuries is still being determined, but Parnham’s father Neville confirmed CT scans had revealed a fracture of his C7 vertebrae.
“There was a slight curve in the fracture line that they wanted more info so they could have more detail on what was required,” Parnham Snr told SEN Track in a message
Chris Parnham has ridden 123 Australian winners this season, two more than Blake Shinn, to be Australia’s leading rider. He leads William Pike in the Western Australia premiership by 23 and the metropolitan premiership by 27-1/2 wins.
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A serious fall has left Chris Parnham, who is leading the Australian jockeys’ premiership, with a fracture in his spine.
Parnham fell from Midnight Minstrel in the final stages of the second race at Pinjarra on Thursday and was taken to hospital.
The precise nature of his injuries is still being determined, but Parnham’s father Neville confirmed CT scans had revealed a fracture of his C7 vertebrae.
“There was a slight curve in the fracture line that they wanted more info so they could have more detail on what was required,” Parnham Snr told SEN Track in a message
Chris Parnham has ridden 123 Australian winners this season, two more than Blake Shinn, to be Australia’s leading rider. He leads William Pike in the Western Australia premiership by 23 and the metropolitan premiership by 27-1/2 wins.