The family of a Warrnambool track rider have flown out from England to be by her bedside in a Melbourne hospital after she suffered life-threatening injuries in a track-work fall. Kendall Dickinson, 24, moved to Australia in the past year and was working horses for trainer Tom Dabernig on the sand track at the Victorian country course early Friday morning when she fell. Trainer Jo Davis posted a picture of her former employee, Kendall Dickinson, on her facebook page.
Credit: Facebook/jodavisracing She was flown to The Alfred in a critical condition, suffering upper and lower body injuries. Her condition had improved to serious, but stable on Tuesday night. The Dabernig stable released a statement on Tuesday to say that they were deeply distressed by the incident.
“Kendall’s safety and wellbeing are of the utmost importance to us,” the statement said. A track insider, who was not authorised to speak on the record, said the fall was a freak accident and did not involve other horses. Tom Dabernig (right) during his time at Lindsay Park with David and Ben Hayes (left).
Credit: Getty Images Dickinson’s former boss, UK-based trainer Jo Davis, posted a statement on Facebook across the weekend to say that her “prognosis is grave”. “Our beautiful gorgeous Kendall has had a horrendous fall in Aus and is currently in her second surgery,” Davis posted on Friday night. Davis then added a heartfelt message to the former English jockey.
“Kendall, I know you. You’re a har.