List of Horse Accidents - Horse Racing

Horse Racing

• Daniel Baker, 23, died from head injuries after his horse fell in a race at Grafton, New South Wales on 2 December 2007.
• Joe Blanks, 24, died from head injuries on 15 July 1981 after a fall at Brighton Racecourse eight days earlier.
• Charles W. Boland, Canadian jockey, thrown from his horse.
• Hughie Cairns, 40, a jockey who died on 27 July 1929 in a fall at Moonee Valley, VIC.
• Philip Cheng, Hong Kong jockey, fell from horse and was trampled to death.
• Tom Clayton, Australian jockey, died from injuries sustained in a 12 horse fall.
• Sean Cleary, 22, Irish jockey, died from head injuries on 2 November 2003 after a fall at Galway Raceourse seven days earlier.
• Thomas Corrigan, fell to his death while riding 'Waiter' in the Grand National Steeplechase at Caulfield, Victoria on 13 August 1894.
• Amado Credidio, 24, Panamanian jockey, died when his mount Spartan Monk clipped heels with another horse in a race at Aqueduct on March 29, 1982. He fell into the path of oncoming horses which could not avoid him.
• Richard Davis, British jockey, died from injuries sustained in a fall at Southwell Racecourse in 1996.
• Earl Dew, 19, American jockey, 1940 national champion. Died from head injuries caused from a spill in the 6th race on 2 February 1941. It was Earl Dew day at Agua Caliente Racetrack.
• Avelino Gomez, Cuban-born jockey based in Canada, died from injuries sustained in a fall in the Canadian Oaks at Woodbine Racetrack in June 1980.
• Tom Halliday, 20, British jockey, died from injuries sustained in a fall at Market Rasen Racecourse in July 2005.
• Billy Haughton, Harness racing driver, died from injuries sustained in a crash at Yonkers Raceway.
• Frank Hayes, American jockey, died from a heart attack while riding his horse Sweet Kiss to victory at Belmont Park.
• Willy Kan, Hong Kong jockey, fell from horse and was trampled to death.
• Cecil "Skeeter" Kelly, killed in a race fall at Glen Innes, New South Wales.
• Kieran Kelly, Irish jockey, died from injuries caused by a fall at Kilbeggan racecourse, 2003.
• Adrian Ledger, 25, was killed when his horse, Daring Movement, fell near the home turn at the Corowa, NSW races.
• Charles John Lewis (1867-1895), was thrown onto his head and lacerated his brain during a steeplechase at Caulfield, Victoria.
• Gavin Lisk, 23, died of head injuries he suffered in a fall at the Moe races in 2005.
• Manny Mercer, died in 1959 after being kicked in the head after a fall at Ascot Racecourse.
• Donald Nicholson, killed in the 1885 Caulfield Cup fall, when 16 of the 44 runners fell.
• Ray Oliver, killed in a fall at Kalgoorlie Western Australia.
• Jason Oliver, killed in a fall at Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia when horse broke both front legs.
• Alvaro Pineda, Mexican jockey, died in 1975 through a blow to the head in the starting gates; brother of Roberto Pineda.
• Roberto Pineda, Mexican jockey, died in 1978; brother of Alvaro Pineda.
• Michael Rowland, American jockey, died from head injuries after falling from his horse.
• Neville Sellwood, Australian Racing Hall of Fame jockey killed in 1962 at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse, France.
• Vince Tamborello, Harness Racing driver, died in April 1981 from head injuries in race at Maywood Park, Maywood, Illinois
• Brian Taylor, British jockey, died from injuries sustained after tumbling from his horse.
• Sam Thompson, Jr., American jockey, died from injuries on December 25, 2008 five days after his mount collapsed at Los Alamitos Race Course.
• Mike Venezia, American jockey, died after a race fall.
• Mark Villa, American jockey, died in a race at Zia Park, Hobbs, New Mexico in 2010.
• Jack Westrope, American jockey, died in 1958.
• Steve Wood, 26, British jockey died from injuries sustained in a fall at Lingfield Park Racecourse, 6 May 1994.
• George Woolf, Canadian jockey, concussion after a fall during a race at Santa Anita Park believed to have been caused by hypoglycemia. (Woolf was a Type 1 diabetic.)
• Nathanaëlle Artu, French Jockey, died on her birthday in 2006 after a fall at 'prix de l'isle briand' (Lion D'angers)
• Joshua Radosevich, American Jockey, 16, died at Beulah Park in Grove City, Ohio after a race fall.
• Jockey J.C. Gonzalez of Mexico was killed at Fairplex Park in California on September 8, 1999 when his mount Wolfhunt broke down on the final turn of a 1 1/16 mile race.