Shocking details come to light about battle between two top jockeys that suspended one of them for three months

A top jockey is forbidden for three months after he was involved in a physical change.

Larrakin Jockey Noel Callow received the suspension after he followed Kyle Wilson-Taylor in the Jockey room during a racing meeting in Doomben before an alleged physical fight took place, the report of a steward wrote.

Both Jockeys were investigated after the incident that took place in Doomben on 28 May.

The Queensland Racing and Integrity Commission has now revealed that Callow, 50, was sued by stewards of behavior that is harmful to the interests of racing.

He then promised guilty of the indictment through his legal adviser, who also submitted evidence that Callow has followed and shown a course of anger and regret about the incident, factors that seem to have reduced his sanction.

After an investigation, the events that have led to the shock report in the chamber of the Jockey can now be revealed.

Stewards noted that the tensions between the couple had come forward, leading to the race -measured.

The couple had presented themselves to stewards for their mandatory weightings after both participated in Race 6 at Doomben.

Wilson-Taylor first went on the scales with Callow waiting behind him.

The last ‘then positioned himself in the vicinity of Wilson-Taylor’ in which the 25-year-old Jockey ‘made contact with Callow, an established rider of grade 1, trying to leave the scales.

It is understanding that Wilson -Taylor – who had placed the ninth in the race, a place behind Callow – the latter told: “I’m not afraid of you.”

The investigation reports that Callow followed him in the chambers of the jockey after completing his weighting.

Callow ‘made aggressive contact with Wilson-Taylor from behind’ that encouraged the physical confrontation.

The couple are supposed to have both fallen to the ground where ‘Wilson-Taylor Callow has twice hit the head while he is placed on top of the 50-year-old rider’.

It is understood that other riders and a steward were forced to separate the couple.

Callow, who has achieved 1,633 career victories, five of which have come in group 1, have made various submissions to the committee.

Among the entries, his counsel explained: ‘Jockeys competed in a very charged and competitive environment. Emotions and temperatures can flare up. Here both riders were of the opinion that the other had made mistakes of some nature in recent racing errors. Adrenaline runs high and temporary temperature loss can occur. ‘

They added that the exchange was descaled within 15 to 20 seconds and added that the incident had taken place privately, rather than in public.

Callow is also supposed to apologize in writing.

“This was not well thought out and planned in advance,” added the entry. ‘It was a temporary temperature loss, and every fine should reflect that.

‘The behavior was in the character of Callow’s behavior in recent times and will probably not be repeated. He has shown insight by taking steps to seek help with anger control. He has apologized in writing by his letter of 31 May 2025. “

It is understanding that Wilson-Taylor will not receive a sanction.

That means that he is free to race in this weekend’s meeting at the Sunshine Coast and will compete on Saturday in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap.

Young Jockey has risen by the ranks after working as a student in Queensland. It came after he had enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2023 and won the tiara of the Tatt with Palaisipan to bank $ 522,000.

The prohibition of Callow has been returned until the day the incident took place. He could not continue to participate in race 7 at Doomben, but was scrubbed by doctors from the starter list after they found him unsuitable to drive. He was taken to the hospital for medical treatment with the examination that confirmed that he had contracted a concussion.

The committee then revealed its reasoning to distribute and write a three-month suspension: ‘The panel finds that Mr Callow was the only instigator of the fight between himself and Mr. Wilson-Taylor.

‘This was first done by Mr Callow who positioned himself in the vicinity of Mr Wilson-Taylor in the bowl in the neighborhood, so that Mr. Wilson-Taylor contacts Mr. Callow to leave the scales after he was weighed by Steward Fletcher. Second, and as the subject of the issued indictment, by running and making aggressive physical contact from behind to Mr. Wilson-Taylor in the room of the male jockey that causes the physical fight. ‘

They add: “Although Mr Callow may have temporarily lost his patience, he was given the opportunity as he weighed after Mr Wilson-Taylor to consider a different way of acting than the one he took, regardless of how frustrated and angry he was after the race.”

After he noted that the physical confrontation was a risk for the people around them and themselves, the stewards added: ‘Stewards acknowledged that every withdrawal of license would have a financial impact on Mr Callow, but in this case Qric Stewards of Mr Callow would have a financial impact on Mr Callow. It is behavior that the potential has to harm individuals and is harmful to the image of racing. Such a behavior must be deterred.

‘Stewards acknowledge that every fine that is arrived by stewards is not about punishment, but must be of a nature that Mr Callow offers specific deterrence in order not to repeat such behavior and offer a general deterioration to the broader industry that is not acceptable.

‘In view of the fact that Mr Callow has provided the evidence that he has followed a course of anger management course, together with his sincere remorse, it is going to be his merit in determining a suitable fine. It is hoped that Mr Callow would not again agree with the stewards for such behavior. ‘