Veteran Aussie jockey Shane McGovern has been transferred to palliative care, as he continues to fight the effects of a shocking trackwork accident earlier this month.
McGovern, 67 has seen both of his legs amputated after being trapped under a dead horse for six hours.
The freak incident cut off blood circulation to McGovern’s legs, with him also suffering a dislocated shoulder and several broken ribs.
‘He has been transferred to the palliative care unit due to ongoing issues,’ an Australian Jockeys Association spokesperson told Channel Seven.
‘He has his family by his side now as he continues with this horrendous battle.’
After McGovern’s first leg was amputated, his wife was optimistic given her husband’s fighting spirit.
Shane McGovern (pictured right) has been given some devastating news in his health fight
The jockey (pictured) has been moved into palliative care
‘It won’t slow him down, it might just be a bump in the road,’ she told Racenet.
Racing Queensland donated $50,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for McGovern’s recovery, with the Queensland Jockeys’ Association contributing $5000.
In his career, McGovern has chalked up over 200 wins and 676 place results from 1885 starts.
Earlier this month, fellow Queensland jockeys Jasper Franklin and Yvette Lewis were injured during Gold Coast jumpouts.
Franklin’s Brisbane apprentice premiership dreams were shattered as he nurses a broken collarbone.
Lewis suffered concussion and a tailbone injury after her horse bucked during a jumpout.
The GoFundMe page set up to help the McGovern family has so far raised $83,000.
