Amateur Jockey JT McNamara airlifted to hospital after fall at Cheltenham
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 14, 2013
Update - JT McNamara's uncle, trainer Andrew McNamara: "I've been told that JT McNamara is in an induced coma at the moment."
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 14, 2013
Irish jockey JT McNamara is in a medically induced coma after a fall in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup at Cheltenham. The 37 year old amateur jockey fell at the first fence in the race aboard Galaxy Rock.
Another Irish jockey, Davy Russell, was also taken to hospital today with a punctured lung.