Frankie Dettori taken to hospital after being thrown from horse prior to race

The superstar jockey, who is riding successful New York, was taken by ambulance for further valuation aft the incidental astatine Aqueduct racetrack

Frankie Dettori was taken to infirmary aft helium was unshipped from his equine astatine the starting stalls connected Thursday.

The superstar jockey was riding astatine Aqueduct racetrack successful New York, the latest of galore US tracks helium has visited during the archetypal twelvemonth of his enactment successful the US.

After u-turning connected an announced retirement, the Italian relocated to California astatine the extremity of 2023 aft a 32-year riding vocation successful Britain wherever helium established himself arsenic the world’s astir celebrated jockey.

He has rapidly established himself implicit the pond, having ridden 64 winners of races worthy much than £8 million.

On Thursday up of the past contention of the ‘Belmont astatine the Big A’ fixture Dettori was thrown from the two-year-old filly Pretty Liza, reportedly landing connected his back.

The equine was scratched from the contention and Dettori was capable to locomotion to an ambulance but was past transferred to Jamaica Hospital.

New York Racing Association communications serviceman Keith McCalmont provided updates via X.

He said: “Pretty Liza unseated Frankie Dettori astatine the gross earlier the commencement of the @TheNYRA 9th. The equine was scratched and walked off. Dettori walked to the ambulance and volition be Jamaica Hospital for further evaluation.”

In a aboriginal bulletin, helium reported: “Per cause Ron Anderson, Frankie Dettori dislocated his shoulder. The enarthrosis is backmost successful spot and Dettori heading home. Status connected riding to update tomorrow.”

Dettori, 53, was booked connected six mounts connected Friday, 8 connected Saturday and 3 connected Sunday earlier helium was owed to wage his archetypal sojourn to Finger Lakes, successful upstate New York, connected Tuesday.

In a station connected his ain X relationship connected Friday, helium said: "I admit each the messages. I’m doing OK! I dislocated my close enarthrosis - my squad present successful the infirmary person enactment it backmost together. Thanks for the messages of concern, it means a lot."