Jockeys to undergo surgery after falls

Kevin Forrester suffered internal bleeding from a fall during trackwork at Cranbourne.

Two veteran Victorian jockeys will have surgery and have an extended stay on the sidelines following recent falls.

Kevin Forrester will have surgery to repair a fractured pelvis after falling during trackwork at Cranbourne on Wednesday.

Victorian Jockeys Association chief executive Matthew Hyland said Forrester was conscious and in a stable condition after also incurring internal bleeding.

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He was to undergo surgery on Wednesday and will be out of the saddle indefinitely.

Craig Robertson needs surgery to repair ligament damage in a shoulder and faces up to six months on the sidelines following a tumble at the Bendigo jump-outs last week. He also broke a finger in the fall.

Former jockey Stephen Brown Jr remains in intensive care at Royal Melbourne Hospital following a fall at the Wangaratta jump-outs last week.