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He has had shocking luck with injuries.
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Poor bloke.  Rotten bad luck for him. 
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Was this on that synthetic track anyone know ? if so kickback could be a contributor , imo There're crap.
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Yes on the synthetic.
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Racing.com understands the horse the 38-year-old was riding collapsed. Walker, who was drifting in and out of consciousness,  was treated for about an hour before being airlifted to the Alfred Hospital.

The fall comes 15 months after rupturing his ACL and requiring a full knee reconstruction at the same course which saw him out of the saddle for a year.


Racenet: Group 1 jockey Michael Walker had to be airlifted to hospital after falling at Pakenham jumpouts on Tuesday morning.

The Victorian Jockeys Association confirmed the talented hoop had been injured in a fall and was being attended to by medical personnel on track.

It's understood Walker was falling in and out of consciousness on track before a decision was made to transport the jockey to hospital.

Walker only returned to the saddle in May after spending more than a year on the sidelines with a leg injury that also required the hoop to surgery on an torn ACL. His manager Liam Prior said;

“He has been airlifted to hospital and medical specialists have placed him in an induced coma to help stabilise him.”



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Time for a racing,com desk job full time Cuz.
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He has had more than his share of bad luck.  Best wishes and fingers crossed he comes thru this OK.
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VJA Update: Scans at the Alfred have cleared Michael Walker of internal injuries. Currently in ICU with concussion. Further update as advised.
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Going back to breeding sound racehorses, and not trying to patch up crocks would help the jockeys cause. 
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Champion Kiwi jockey Michael Walker remains in an induced coma 24 hours after a fall at Pakenham jumpouts on Tuesday morning.

Walker’s condition remains serious but stable after initial scans cleared the jockey of spinal and internal injuries.

Doctors are dealing with a brain trauma.

The Victorian Jockeys’ Association CEO Matt Hyland told News Corp that doctors at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne plan to reduce Walker’s sedation on Wednesday.

“As of last night, the plan was for the doctors to start to reduce the sedation over the next 24 hours,” Hyland said.

“Michael suffered a very heavy concussion, so the fact they are slowly bringing him out of sedation is positive.”

Walker’s manager Liam Prior told News Corp that Walker’s family has requested privacy until Walker’s injuries have been fully identified.

“Out of respect to the family, I won’t be making any further statements until we know the full extent of Michael’s injuries,” Prior said.

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Group 1-winning jockey Michael Walker is awake and communicating with doctors as he continues to make positive progress after a fall on Monday.

The 38-year-old was brought out of sedation and will be taken out of ICU and moved into a ward on Friday, the Victorian Jockeys' Association confirmed.

Walker was riding in a jump out at Pakenham on Monday morning when the horse he was riding collapsed.

He was treated by paramedics before being transported to the Alfred Hospital by helicopter.

Walker was placed in an induced coma, suffering serious head trauma following the fall. Initial scans on Monday afternoon cleared walker of any internal injuries or spinal damage.

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Cuz continuing long recovery


More than two months on from a sickening fall during jumpouts at Pakenham, popular jockey Michael Walker is continuing his long road to recovery.

Walker has no recollection of the fall, which saw him airlifted to hospital with severe head injuries after his mount broke down in early August.

After weeks in hospital and rehabilitation, the 38-year-old is continuing his painstaking recovery at home with his partner Lauren and their two young children.

"It's a long, slow battle, but we're getting there," Walker said.

"I've been going to the physio, psychiatrist, speech pathologist and am booked in to see a neuropsychologist next week."

As for his future, Walker says the time will come when a decision needs to be made but for now his full focus is on continuing to get better both physically and mentally.

"My brain is still a bit slow, the way I'm talking and that, I'm still probably four or five months off being able to drive, I'm up and walking around, the surgeons have done an amazing job, a miracle really," Walker said.

"At the moment it's just day to day and taking the little steps forward, there will come a time where I sit down with Lauren and we discuss the future.

"I'm a family man, I have a beautiful partner and two young kids - they are the priority, always."

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Man that sounds way worse than I thought it was going to be
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That pig hunting accident from years ago may have intervened as well , was a nasty head injury , best wishes Mick.
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Sad news:

After riding more than 2000 winners in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, including 25 victories at the highest level, popular jockey Michael Walker has conceded that his career in the saddle is over.

Walker had his final race ride at Moonee Valley last July, before he had a fall at the Pakenham jumpouts in early August, which left him with a brain injury.  "I'll never be able to return to riding," Walker said.  "With the brain injury, it's just something that I'll never be able to do again."  Fatigue and memory issues are two of the main concerns that Walker said he now battles on a regular basis.

"Sometimes, I think that I'm getting better but obviously, I speak to my partner Lauren, we try to sit down to work out things, like I have to use a diary, there's heaps of little things I have to do to remember things," he explained.  "It's a day-to-day battle with the brain and also my back, because I broke my back as well, I still have to go to the physio every week. If I don't go to physio, it's like I could barely walk or pick the kids up.  "Everything that's happened with this last injury, it's just changed my life altogether.  "Things are so different, I would love to go to the races, I miss seeing horses, but I just struggle, I get tired. With noise and people around you, it makes you tired, if there's too much going on around me, it just zonks me."

In more positive news for Walker, he recently got engaged to his partner Lauren, who has been a pillar of support for him in his ongoing recovery from injury.  The New Zealander has won some of the biggest races on both sides of the Tasman, like the New Zealand Derby three times, two Australian Cups and a memorable Caulfield Guineas triumph on Mighty Boss in 2017, just to name a few.

A champion apprentice in his homeland, Walker was admired by the generation of riders in New Zealand that came after him, like Melbourne Cup-winning jockey James McDonald.  "He was incredible, the most gifted horseman," McDonald said.  "When we were growing up, he was the pin-up boy and extremely gifted on any sort of horse. He just was so talented at getting the best out of a horse.  "He was pretty exciting to watch when we were growing up back home."

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A larrikin and one of my favourite jocks!
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