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| Kempton Park racecourse: Man dies after stables injury | Kempton Park racecourse: Man dies after stables injury |
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| A man has died after being injured at Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey. | A man has died after being injured at Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey. |
| Saturday's fixture was abandoned with two races remaining when the man in his 50s was injured in the stable yard. | Saturday's fixture was abandoned with two races remaining when the man in his 50s was injured in the stable yard. |
| Police were called to the Sunbury-on-Thames venue at 21:20 BST. Doctors at the course also attended, according to track stewards. | |
| A Surrey Police spokeswoman said the death was being treated as unexplained, but a jockey told Racing UK he believed the man had been kicked by a horse. | |
| Jockey Martin Dwyer, who was riding at the fixture, described a "sombre mood" and shock at the racecourse as the news emerged. | |
| He said: "Unfortunately, horses do kick out and I believe that's what happened. | |
| "They have metal shoes on and if you get a kick from a horse it can be very serious." | |
| Police said the man was declared dead at the scene. | Police said the man was declared dead at the scene. |
| Organisers at Kempton Park - one of the UK's best known racecourses - announced the cancellation on social media. | |
| The racecourse has not yet commented to the BBC. |