An excerpt from aapracingandsports.com.au

Danny Nikolic wil replace the seriously injured Damien Oliver as the rider of champion filly Alinghi in the $700,000 T.J. Smith Stakes at Randwick tomorrow.

Trainer Lee Freedman confirmed Nikolic’s booking on Friday morning after receiving an update on the injuries suffered by Oliver in a race fall at Moonee Valley on Thursday night.

Oliver is recovering in Royal Melbourne Hospital from the fall that occurred when his mount Twenty To Life appeared to clip heels about 100 metres from the finish of the Nightmarch Handicap.

Oliver was rushed to hospital after the fall with suspected back and chest injuries.

Royal Melbourne has not released details of Oliver’s injuries but Freedman said it is believed he has fractured vertebrae and a lung problem.