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| Jockey Dean Holland dies after fall during Victorian race a ‘top bloke and great family man’ | Jockey Dean Holland dies after fall during Victorian race a ‘top bloke and great family man’ |
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| Holland fell from his horse Headingley at a race in Donald, 280km north-west of Melbourne | Holland fell from his horse Headingley at a race in Donald, 280km north-west of Melbourne |
| A jockey who has died after falling from his horse during a race in country Victoria has been remembered as a “a top bloke and great family man”. | A jockey who has died after falling from his horse during a race in country Victoria has been remembered as a “a top bloke and great family man”. |
| Dean Holland, 34, fell from his horse Headingley at a race in Donald, 280km north-west of Melbourne, at about 1.30pm on Monday. | Dean Holland, 34, fell from his horse Headingley at a race in Donald, 280km north-west of Melbourne, at about 1.30pm on Monday. |
| Paramedics treated him but he died at the scene, Victoria Police confirmed. | Paramedics treated him but he died at the scene, Victoria Police confirmed. |
| “Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a jockey in Donald on 24 April,” a police spokesperson said. | “Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a jockey in Donald on 24 April,” a police spokesperson said. |
| WorkSafe was notified and will investigate the death, which was not treated as suspicious, police said. | WorkSafe was notified and will investigate the death, which was not treated as suspicious, police said. |
| Alana Kelly, another jockey also fell after her horse, Time To Rumble, tripped over Headingley, but she was able to walk from the track for treatment, according to reports. | Alana Kelly, another jockey also fell after her horse, Time To Rumble, tripped over Headingley, but she was able to walk from the track for treatment, according to reports. |
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| Racing Victoria stewards announced the event was abandoned about 2.40pm. | Racing Victoria stewards announced the event was abandoned about 2.40pm. |
| Horse breeder Andy McKendry owned several of the horses Holland rode throughout his career and described him as “a top bloke and great family man”. | Horse breeder Andy McKendry owned several of the horses Holland rode throughout his career and described him as “a top bloke and great family man”. |
| “All I can say is he was an underrated jockey who was having his breakout season,” McKendry said. | “All I can say is he was an underrated jockey who was having his breakout season,” McKendry said. |
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| “A big loss to his family … and to all people in the industry,” he said, adding that Holland had a wife and four kids. | “A big loss to his family … and to all people in the industry,” he said, adding that Holland had a wife and four kids. |
| “I’m in shock and heartbroken. Gone but never forgotten.” | “I’m in shock and heartbroken. Gone but never forgotten.” |
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