Jockey Corey Brown Has Successful Surgery

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High profile has had successful surgery to correct an unstable fracture in his back following a fall at .

Brown was taken to a Brisbane hospital after his mount, , broke a back leg and fell in the Derby on Saturday.

Lord Arthur was euthanised and stewards have adjourned an into the fall.

After initially looking to send Brown back home to Sydney, doctors made the decision to operate on him on Sunday.

president Glenn Prentice said the surgery on a fracture to Brown's T7 vertebra had gone well.

Prentice said no decision had been made when Brown could return to Sydney.

“Corey is very thankful for the efforts of the staff and surgeons at the Royal Brisbane Hospital,” he said.

A Sydney premiership winner, Brown has won two Melbourne Cups on in 2009 and Rekindling in 2017 and his 49 Group One wins include the in April on .

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