Shinn out for three months after vertebra injury – no surgery required

Sydney jockey Blake Shinn has a fracture of his C1 and C3 vertebra after a fall at the Randwick trials on Monday – on Monday evening Racing NSW’s Dr. Duckworth has reported that Shinn’s fractures are stable and do not require surgery – Shinn will be in a neck brace for six weeks and will not ride for about three months Read full article

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