Bangalore: The Bangalore Winter racing season which began on Friday had a jinxed start. The very first race of the new season saw a freak accident that involved a spill, resulting in three jockeys ejected from the saddles. The jockeys involved were leading champion Suraj Narredu who is fast approaching a personal landmark of 2000 career wins, veteran hickey Y S Srinath and rider Kiran Rai.

Thankfully, Suraj Narredu & Kiran Rai escaped with minor injuries, while Y S Srinath, at the time of writing this report, was undergoing an MRI to rule out any serious issue.