Three jockeys were taken to hospital with injuries after a 'gut-wrenching' crash at Sha Tin.
Zac Purton, Lyle Hewitson and Yuichi Fukunaga were hurt when their horses came down in the Longines Hong Kong Sprint on Sunday.
Horses Amazing Star and Naboo Attack sadly died in the accident, which happened as they were coming around the bend at the Hong Kong circuit.
The first-named runner was up with the pace when he suffered a fatal injury.
Unfortunately the jockeys in behind were unable to avoid Amazing Star – and it led them coming down also.
His rider Lyle Hewitson was trampled as Lucky Patch unshipped Purton and Fukunaga fell from Pixie Knight.
Their weighing room colleague Karis Teetan, riding Naboo Attack, came off the gelding but had a lucky escape and was not injured.
Purton and Hewitson were taken into intensive care when the three riders were rushed to hospital.
The South China Morning Post gave a positive update on Monday morning – and both sportsmen were moved from the unit.
Hewitson has a fractured hip and a CT scan revealed a small bleed on the brain, but doctors have assured him it is not cause for concern, the publication said.
Purton was pictured on social media with a bandage on his face and he revealed the nature of his injuries, originally treated at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
"I feel pretty good actually. Obviously a little bit of damage. I've got four fractured ribs on one side, one fractured rib on the other side," he said via Punters.com.au.
"I've got a fractured nose, which probably doesn't mean anything as it was always a little bit wonky anyway.
"And I've got a bit of a sore wrist, so I am just waiting to get an MRI on the wrist to see where that's at, but pretty lucky really."
Fukunaga has a broken collarbone and racing industry professionals are looking at the logistics of transporting him home to Japan.
After the race, winning jockey Blake Shinn's immediate thoughts were with his colleagues.
He was able to avoid the incident on Sky Field, trained by Caspar Fownes.
He said: "I have mixed emotions about winning this race.
"Obviously, the first emotion is that my feelings are with the fallen jockeys and horses.
"It’s gut-wrenching for any rider to see a horse go down.
"It’s a real tragedy what’s happened today, especially on the world stage when everyone is watching.
"It’s a real bittersweet win, and in a way it’s a hard win to take in the circumstances."
As a mark of respect the national anthems were pulled from the trophy presentation at he fixture, attended by more than 17,000 people.
Jockey Club executive director of racing, Andrew Harding, said: "We’re very sad about the loss of the two horses, and we will be investigating if there is anything that can be learned - we do that always."
