Injured jockey put down

Tragic scenes at the Melbourne Cup as a jockey was put down in the middle of the race track.

Reportedly the jockey twisted his ankle while dismounting his horse, a level of injury that the vet said was far too severe to attempt to treat.

“It’s tragic but these things happen,” said a representative for the cup, “we do everything we can to protect the jockeys, but if one is going to not make as much money for a brief period, well it’s more humane to put it out of its misery.”

His remains will be sent to the glue factory for cremation.