Brazilian Apprentice Jockey, 16, Dies After Hipódromo da Gávea Fall

Overview

• The fall occurred on December 9 in the final meters at Rio’s Gávea track and was captured on the Jockey Club’s official broadcast.
• Track medics provided immediate care before he was taken to Hospital Miguel Couto and transferred on December 13 to Hospital Pasteur.
• Doctors confirmed brain death on December 17, and a December 18 confirmatory exam enabled issuance of the death certificate.
• The Jockey Club Brasileiro issued a note of support and condolence, and officials in his hometown of Faxinalzinho also expressed grief.
• Known as J. Pavoski, he started riding at 12 and won his Gávea debut three months earlier, as the incident renews discussion of safety protocols.