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Michelle Payne in hospital after race fall
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Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has been taken to hospital for observation after a nasty fall at the Mildura race meeting on Monday.
Payne crashed to the ground on her brother Patrick Payne's horse Dutch Courage during the seventh race.
Onlookers were concerned Payne had been seriously injured, however Payne told medical staff at the track that she was fully conscious.
Payne told doctors that while she had full movement in her arms and legs, she had severe abdominal pains after the fall.
Payne was sent to the Mildura Base Hospital for observation.
She later tweeted a photo of her bruised mid-section, writing that she was "off" to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
Earlier in the day, Payne combined with her brother to score a winning double and last Saturday she finished second on her Melbourne Cup-winning mount Prince Of Penzance in Adelaide.
It was the first time Prince Of Penzance had been to the races since winning the 2015 Melbourne Cup.
Patrick Bartley is racing writer for The Age.Connect via email.