Veteran hoop Noel Callow in concussion protocols as Queensland Racing investigate jockey fight

The shock brawl between Group 1-winning jockeys Noel Callow and Kyle Wilson-Taylor has resulted in Callow entering racing’s concussion protocols.

The fight took place on Wednesday at Doomben and stewards are still gathering evidence.

The popular Callow, also known as ‘the King’, has won races all over the world, including five Group 1s in Australia. A few years ago Callow moved from Melbourne to Queensland after a successful stint in Singapore.

He will now be out of action for 12 days and won’t be riding in this Saturday’s Queensland Derby.

Callow had been booked to ride Our Benefactor, his first Group 1 race in Australia in quite a few years.

Details of the fight are still unclear but it has been reported that things escalated due to an “ill-feeling” between the veteran jockey and the young gun.

Wilson-Taylor has claimed he was not the aggressor.

On Wednesday, Queensland Racing Integrity deputy commissioner Kim Kelly issued a statement about the brawl.

“I can confirm that a stewards’ inquiry has been opened into a physical altercation between two riders at the Doomben race meeting today,” Kelly said.

“A considerable body of evidence has been taken and the matter was adjourned to a date to be fixed to allow a rider who was taken from the course for medical treatment to give evidence.”

The stewards report also mentioned the incident that happened before Race 7 on Wednesday.

“The start of this race was delayed approximately five minutes when rider N. Callow, who had weighed out for this event, was then subsequently stood down after being examined by the club doctor and found to be unfit to fulfil his remaining engagements,” the report said.

Wilson-Taylor is racing on the Sunshine Coast on Friday and at Eagle Farm this Saturday.

At Eagle Farm he’s booked to ride Redford in Race 2, on Star Vega in the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Ii Cup, and Sassy Merlot in Race 9’s Helen Couglan Stakes.