Aussie jockey cops massive ban for post-race headbutt

Queensland jockey Luke Tarrant has been disqualified for six months after admitting to head-butting fellow rider Larry Cassidy at the weighing scales at Doomben.

As well as the seriousness of the physical incident, stewards took into account the breach of the COVID-19 social protocols and the potential for Tarrant's actions to have an adverse effect on the racing industry.

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It is the latest disqualification or suspension for Tarrant who had been making a success of a comeback after facing criminal drugs charges.

Tarrant and Cassidy had been involved in a scrimmage during the ninth race on Wednesday.

Tarrant pleaded guilty to misconduct which started out as a verbal altercation with Cassidy in the vicinity of the scales area.

When Tarrant head-butted his fellow jockey, his helmet made contact with Cassidy's nose causing an injury.

Tarrant was disqualified for six months to commence immediately and to expire on October 22.

Stewards said in considering penalty they took into account the significant contact to Cassidy.

Racing world shocked by accident leaving four horses dead

Four horses have died in a truck accident near Lindsay Park at Euroa in a scene co-trainer Tom Dabernig has described as devastating.

Three Shadwell Stud-owned fillies, all trained by Lindsay Park, and an unnamed broodmare were killed in the accident on Monday night soon after leaving the training property near Euroa.

A fifth horse, the Bjorn Baker-trained Hybrid Theory, who ran at Caulfield on Saturday, was taken to a veterinary clinic in Euroa and escaped relatively unscathed.

Dabernig said the fillies, Hafaawa, Aladaala and Maktabba, all recently retired from racing, were on their way to Yarraman Park Stud in NSW.

He said the float had travelled from Melbourne, stopped at Lindsay Park to pick up the fillies and was about to get back on the Hume Highway towards Sydney when the accident happened.

Dabernig was among those who rushed to the site.

“It wasn't pleasant but it was one of those things that everyone involved pulled together in an emergency situation,” Dabernig said.

“Lucikly there wasn't another vehicle involved and the driver was emotionally upset, but otherwise OK.

“I'm not sure how the accident happened, but the truck somehow rolled.

“We had three vets on site, the CFA, police and they had to cut the roof off the truck to get the horses out.

“It was quite a scene.”