Following a worrying bacterial infection, jockey Blake Spriggs is still heavily sedated in the intensive care unit at Canberra Hospital. The mother of Blake Spriggs posted an update on Facebook, stating that her son is still heavily sedated in the intensive care unit at Canberra Hospital. He has experienced some problems due to an unidentified bacterial illness. The medical staff is quite concerned about how this is harming his kidneys and gallbladder. Although his fractures were successfully operated on, they paled in comparison to the problems he had with his punctured lungs and shattered ribs. He will continue to be incubated for at least another week. Spriggs and fellow rider Beany Panya were both involved in a serious incident at Moruya on Friday. Beany Panya is currently disorientation due to her head injury, however, she remains in a stable condition.
