LEGENDARY trainer Bill Turner is fighting for life in hospital – with his family facing a heartbreaking decision ‘in the next 24 hours’.
A top trainer of juvenile talent on the track, Turner, who had a runner just last weekend, was riding one of his up-and-comers at his Dorset yard.
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But as Sun Racing’s Matt Chapman reported on Sky Sports Racing, Turner fell off and suffered a devastating injury.
Chapman, reporting from Lingfield, said: “He had a serious accident at home and it’s not good news at all.
“Bill, as everyone knows, is a character, he must be well into his seventies, and he will still ride very, very young horses.
“He was riding a colt yesterday and there was an accident of some sort.
“Bill fell on his head and there was a fracture of his skull.
“That freacture is very, very serious and Bill is on a ventilator right now.
“The situation is such that whatever the outcome is over the next 24 hours, it’s not going to be a good one for Bill.
“The family will have to make a decision in the next 24 hours as to whether they want to keep that ventilator going or not.
“Hopefully, as I say these words, everyone in the racing world can just say a little prayer for Bill and his family.”
More to follow.
