Walsh out of Gold Cup with broken arm

Published Mar. 14, 2014 11:17 a.m. ET

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CHELTENHAM, England (AP) Irish jockey Ruby Walsh withdrew from the Gold Cup after being taken to hospital with a broken arm following a fall in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on Friday.

A second jockey, Daryl Jacob, also fell and was carried away on a stretcher. His injuries were not known.

Riding Abbyssial for Willie Mullins, Walsh was thrown at the first fence and walked to an ambulance holding his right arm. He was the joint-leading rider at the start of the festival's final day with three wins.

''He has a compound fracture of his right humerus. He has been taken to Gloucester for surgery,'' a racecourse spokesperson said.

Jacob's mount Port Melon crashed into a rail before the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, throwing Jacob into a spectator area. Jacob, who was reportedly conscious, received medical treatment before being taken away. He had just won the preceding race on Lac Fontana.