Ethan Brown suffers severe injuries in Australian Guineas fall
One of Victoria’s leading jockeys, Ethan Brown, underwent surgery on Saturday night after falling in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington.
Brown fell when aboard tiring leader Maximillius at the 300-metre mark in the $1 million Group 1 when in an incident involving Holymanz, Elliptical, and Amenable close to the running rail.
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Holymanz also fell, with Melbourne Cup-winning hoop Mark Zahra also being dislodged from his mount.
Zahra avoided injury and was able to fulfil his mount aboard Gentleman Roy in the Group 2 Blamey Stakes.
23-year-old Brown, was transported to Royal Melbourne Hospital following the fall with the fear that the three-time Group 1 winning jockey had suffered severe internal injuries.
Racing Victoria released an update on Brown’s condition on Saturday night.
UPDATE: Ethan Brown has undergone surgery this evening for internal injuries. He will require further surgery, with an update expected tomorrow afternoon. https://t.co/vWw2pvohle
— Racing Victoria (@RacingVictoria) March 4, 2023
Both Maximillius and Holymanz trotted off the course after the Guineas, with both runners showing no abnormalities when inspected by Racing Victoria vets.