Jockey Shaun McKay will undergo further tests at Waikato Hospital to determine whether he needs a plate inserted in his shoulder to assist the healing process for the collarbone he broke in a nasty fall at Ellerslie on Saturday.
McKay was riding the well-favoured Blood Warrior in the last race when his charge crashed heavily to the turf on the home bend after clipping the heels of Manrico, who was being angled into the clear by rider Jasmine Fawcett when insufficiently clear of McKay's mount.
Thankfully, McKay was thrown clear of Blood Warrior but knew instantly something was wrong as he tried to make his way to his feet.
"It happened pretty quickly but I knew something was wrong with my shoulder the minute I hit the ground," McKay said. "It's my first collarbone break however it's on the same side as the shoulder I hurt in a fall last season."
McKay is expecting to be off the scene for four to six weeks although he will know more after he had the injury looked at again yesterday.