DANNY O'BRIEN RACING STATEMENT

It’s with a heavy heart and tremendous grief that we confirm an incident that claimed the life of one our staff this morning.

Our thoughts, prayers and support are with the family of our friend and colleague and all our team. We are completely heartbroken.

We have had some tough days in this industry, but they are nothing compared to the heartbreak and sadness of today.

We ask that the privacy of our staff to be respected as they come to terms with today’s tragedy.

It appears that the horse in question of the incident has only minor injuries, however our vet will continue monitoring it's progress. Our owners of this horse have been notified.