A person suffered serious injuries at the Hawke's Bay Racing Centre on Prospect Rd in Hastings on Saturday, February 6. Photo / FileA rider was impaled and seriously injured after falling off a horse at the Hawke's Bay Racing Centre about 8.30am on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the Hastings Racecourse on Prospect Rd where they extricated the track work rider, who had fallen onto a metal post. Hawke's Bay Racing Centre chief executive Darin Balcombe said the worker fell off when the horse went sideways during training. The chief executive said there will beAn investigation will try to find out exactly how the track work rider got impaled.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 06, 2021 20:15 UTC