NEW THREE-YEAR DEAL TO SUPPORT NATIONAL JOCKEYS TRUST
May 21, 2021 9:45 am
Ahead of the
Victoria Racing Club has announced a new partnership with the
NJT dedicated to supporting jockeys and their families.
The three-year-deal will see the
VRC and the
Tomorrow at
VRC Committee Room and the event’s naming rights sponsor
TAB will present a $40,000 cheque to the
NJT to continue its vital work supporting injured or ill jockeys and their families.
Since 2004, the
NJT has helped more than 360 jockeys and their families to overcome financial hardship and cope when jockeys are injured or killed on track.
The trust has distributed over $4.6 million in financial assistance towards specific costs such as funerals, motor vehicles, medical equipment, mortgages, rent, electricity and rates.
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Jockey Zac Spain has been suspended for a month to take effect immediately after he failed a breath test at Warrnambool on Wednesday.
Spain was stood down immediately from his two rides on the second day of the three-day May Racing Carnival and will not be able to ride at the Thursday meeting after he recorded a reading above the limit set for riders of .02.
Spain had to be replaced by Madison Lloyd on Polanco in the Wangoom Handicap while Damien Thornton took over his ride aboard Exalted Crown in the ninth event.
It is understood that all jockeys that rode at Warrnambool on Wednesday were breath-tested before being permitted to take their mounts.