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Female jockey critically injured at South Australian racecourse
A female jockey has suffered critical injuries in a horror race fall in South Australia.
The race fall happened at 4.45pm at Gawler, on Adelaide's northern outskirts.
The injured jockey is Ivy Lam, an apprentice rider from Hong Kong.
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A female jockey has suffered critical injuries in a horror race fall in South Australia. Nine
The 23-year-old was riding in race seven on Jacobs Gate when the incident unfolded.
Paramedics said she was being treated for critical head injuries and is set to be flown to Adelaide.
Footage shows Lam was high in the field when the horse appeared to go lame.
More to come.
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