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A jockey from Queensland, Australia, has been suspended for assaulting a fellow female jockey during a post-race dispute.
Tessa Townsend grabbed apprentice jockey Savannah McCann by the neck and pushed her against a door after race three at Longreach on Monday.
She has been suspended from riding for six months and fined $2000 for the altercation.
The pair had been running close together during the race and Townsend grabbed and pushed McCann against the female jockeys' room door during a heated spat.
McCann was stood down from the day's remaining races following a concussion test. Townsend was stood down after race five.
A female jockey has been banned for grabbing a fellow jockey by the neck
Tessa Townsend (above) was involved in a furious dispute with another jockey on Monday
