Horse racing jockey rushed to hospital after 'physical altercation' with rival

A scrap between two jockeys in Australia left one of them requiring medical treatment, according to reports. A disagreement turned physical at a Doomben race meet on Wednesday, with stewards opening an inquiry into the circumstances around the altercation.

The bust-up occurred between two Group 1-winning jockeys, Noel Callow and Kyle Wilson-Taylor, after 'ill-feeling between the pair escalated', according to . The report adds that Wilson-Taylor insists he was not the aggressor, but he is understood to be fine to continue racing, while Callow was the one whisked off to hospital and stood down for medical reasons.

Kim Kelly, the Deputy Commissioner for the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, said: "I can confirm that a stewards' inquiry has been opened into a physical altercation between two riders at the Doomben race meeting today.

"A considerable body of evidence has been taken and the matter was adjourned to a date to be fixed to allow a rider who was taken from the course for medical treatment to give evidence."

It is currently unclear how the disagreement between Wilson-Taylor, 25, and Callow, 50, culminated in the pair getting physical. Veteran jockey Callow is known affectionately as 'King', and he has won more than in prize money over the course of his horse racing career.

Callow has five Australian Group 1 wins to his name and forged a successful stint for himself in Singapore, having taken his racing talents all over the world. Wilson-Taylor, meanwhile, has been a member of the elite Group 1 brigade since 2023.

Brisbane-based Wilson-Taylor spoke openly last year about how he had been using a sports psychologist to help him shake off a sequence of suspensions, which were mostly for careless riding.

He told : "I had a really bad record for suspensions, I just kept getting suspended. I wasn't going out there to cause interference, but it felt like I would be suspended for two or three weeks then back for a week and then suspended again.

"It got to the point where stewards said that I needed to go and see a sports psychologist. It was a slow burn at the start, he comes around to my house and sits here for a couple of hours and we talk. But it has now really been a game-changer for me."