Good news...Michelle Payne is back riding trackwork following her recovery from the injuries she copped in a fall at Donald in May. She had four fractured vertebrae and broken ribs. She says: 'I had my first morning back this morning (Thursday) and everything went well...I'm happy to be back in the saddle...I have been going pretty hard in the last couple of weeks at the gym and I felt really good this morning riding trackwork...I did a couple of gallops this morning at Werribee for Patrick and
Good news...Michelle Payne is back riding trackwork following her recovery from the injuries she copped in a fall at Donald in May. She had four fractured vertebrae and broken ribs. She says: 'I had my first morning back this morning (Thursday) and everything went well...I'm happy to be back in the saddle...I have been going pretty hard in the last couple of weeks at the gym and I felt really good this morning riding trackwork...I did a couple of gallops this morning at Werribee for Patrick and felt really good so I'll just see how I go.' Michelle hasn't yet decided when she'll return to race riding. She'll ride in barrier trials at Cranbourne next Monday.