{"id":3132,"date":"2023-10-22T06:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T10:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/storm-babet-jockey-hayley-turner-reveals-dramatic-escape-from-flooded-car-by-fire-service-as-she-chased-1000th-winner-racing-news\/22\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T06:29:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T10:29:40","slug":"storm-babet-jockey-hayley-turner-reveals-dramatic-escape-from-flooded-car-by-fire-service-as-she-chased-1000th-winner-racing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/storm-babet-jockey-hayley-turner-reveals-dramatic-escape-from-flooded-car-by-fire-service-as-she-chased-1000th-winner-racing-news\/22\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Babet: Jockey Hayley Turner reveals dramatic escape from flooded car by fire service as she chased 1,000th winner | Racing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jockey Hayley Turner has revealed she required a dramatic rescue from her flooded car on Friday en route to Redcar, where she had hoped to ride her 999th career winner.<\/p>\n

Turner was expected to ride Run Zarak Run but never made it to the North East track as her vehicle became stuck.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old rang the emergency services and was ‘fireman’s lifted’ out of her car window.<\/p>\n

Recalling the incident, she told ITV Racing<\/em>: “My car is floating down the Great North Road somewhere on the way to Redcar.<\/p>\n

“I had to call 999 and get the fireman to come and rescue me – I actually got a fireman’s lift out of my car window!<\/p>\n

“The horse then won about 15 lengths so a very frustrating day. I’m car-less and win-less as well.”<\/p>\n

Turner remains on 998 winners after her sole ride at Ascot on Saturday, favourite Docklands in the Balmoral Handicap, finished third behind The Gatekeeper and Ropey Guest.<\/p>\n

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\n Flooding from Storm Babet left Worcester’s racecourse under water for the second this year. Source: Worcester Racecourse (X)
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Flooding from Storm Babet has left the racecourses at Worcester and Southwell completely under water and continued to have a significant effect on the fixture list.<\/p>\n

Monday’s all-weather card at Southwell has been abandoned as has Wednesday’s jumps fixture at Worcester, while Pontefract’s meeting on Monday has also been cancelled due to waterlogging.<\/p>\n

Last Friday’s meetings at Fakenham, Haydock and Uttoxeter were all called off along with Saturday’s cards at Market Rasen and Stratford.<\/p>\n

Worcester and Southwell are both waiting for water levels to drop before assessing the full extent of any damage to the track or other facilities.<\/p>\n

Arena Racing Company (ARC), who run both Worcester and Southwell, say Storm Babet has had “a significant impact on our business”.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jockey Hayley Turner has revealed she required a dramatic rescue from her flooded car on Friday en route to Redcar, where she