1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Joining me on the line to tell us a little 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: bit more about the incident that occurred on Friday morning. 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Our local jockey Sonya Wiseman, was attacked in her car, 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: as I understand it, after she'd gone down to get something. 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: But she joins me on the line right now, Good morning, 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: Sonya morning. How are you not too bad? Tell me 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: what happened on Friday morning. 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: So, basically I was sitting I'm sorry if I get 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: emotional through it too, that's all right. Basically, I was 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: sitting in my car and all of a sudden, the 11 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 2: passenger window shattered. I was sitting in the driver's seat, 12 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: my keys were beside me, and I kind of thought 13 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 2: to myself, Oh, that's weird, Like I didn't know, glass 14 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: just randomly shattered. And I looked up and there was 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: a group of about ten men walking towards the car, 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: and I started screaming obviously natural action, and they just 17 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: kind of ran around the car. They'd thrown a rock 18 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: through the passenger's window. Rock was literally probably bigger than 19 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: my entire head. And I instantly locked the door and 20 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: they came around the other side. They were reaching on 21 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: the door trying to get the door open. Telling me 22 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 2: to get out, swearing at me. I just got into 23 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: panic mode. I forgot how to drive. I didn't know 24 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: how to turn a car on. I tried to cool 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: trickle zero. But in the time that I was trying 26 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: to do that, I was trying to drive, trying to 27 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 2: turn my lights on, trying to get everything to work. 28 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: I guess I was just the panic is just something 29 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 2: I couldn't even describe to anyone. 30 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: Like, Oh, I don't think anybody. I don't think anybody 31 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: could even imagine how you must have been feeling in 32 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: that moment. Sonya tell me, So, when when did this happen? 33 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: It was early Friday morning. 34 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was early Friday morning. So my partner and 35 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: I had been out at a racing luncheon, yep, and 36 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: we'd got home quite late. And yeah, i'd gone out 37 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: to the car, and I mean I was in my pajamas. Like, 38 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: I didn't really think anything of it. Like we've lived 39 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: in this place for like two years now, and we 40 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: haven't had a lot of drama. We obviously hear a 41 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 2: lot of commotion that goes on, but we'd never ever 42 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 2: been inflicted, not inflicted, but we'd never been involved with 43 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: any incidents that have happened around this area. So I 44 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 2: guess you kind of just push it to the back 45 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: of your mind and you think you're safe just going 46 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: to sit in your car. Yeah, apparently not. 47 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: So you've got because so you'd gone down to get something, 48 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: is that right? 49 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? So I was sitting in it and I was 50 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: just you know, when you sit in and you take 51 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 2: your phone with you, you don't really think much of it. 52 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: And I was sitting there, my charges beside me, and 53 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 2: I've opened up Facebook for some stupid reason, and I'm 54 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: scrolling and yeah, that's when it all sort of unfolded 55 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 2: from that point. 56 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: So what happened next? Sonya? This massive rock's been thrown 57 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: through the passenger window. What happened next? 58 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 2: So, like I said, I was just in a panic, 59 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 2: like I you know, when you put your leg down 60 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: and around and sit on your toe and it kind 61 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: of juts like your leg bounces. That's how bad I 62 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 2: was shaking up. Coudn't even get my leg to stay 63 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 2: on the accelerator, and I ended up on the Winelley 64 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: Shopping Center side. And They've continued to surround the car 65 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: and sort of just throw rocks at it. There was 66 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: a gentleman there with I don't know if there was 67 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 2: a pole or a log, and the noise I could 68 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 2: describe was like a pack of coyotes hunting, like they 69 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: were yipping at each other. They were laughing. It was 70 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: all like a big joke to them. 71 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: Where did this happen? So you're in Winelli or near 72 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: the narrow is there? 73 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're right next to the Winnelly Sugar Plum shopping center. 74 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: Like yeah, I can literally walk outside my gate and 75 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 2: they're right there. That's way right there. I could see 76 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 2: the house through the whole thing. At no point was 77 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 2: I like away from our house. 78 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: Oh my god. Now and sorry, So were you injured 79 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: in this attack? 80 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. So, as I've tried to drive away, I was 81 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: actually going to be going the wrong way down the 82 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: highway come out of the Winnelli shopping center and I 83 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: was going to be heading the wrong way down the highway. 84 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: But I was going to do whatever I had to 85 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: kind of get away. And I've been beeping my horn 86 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: doing whatever I could to draw attention. Like I said, 87 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 2: it quite early in the morning, so I was hoping 88 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 2: someone would hear it. And one of the gentlemen he 89 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: was probably a meter from the car. As I drove 90 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: pass has just launched the rock, and I've turned and 91 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 2: seen him. I'm glad I turned to him because the 92 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: rock's gone straight through my window. It's hit me in 93 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: the face. It's broken my nose in three places, busted 94 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 2: all my teeth, broken the bone just below, you know. 95 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: And obviously meanwhile I'm on the phone to triple zero screaming. 96 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 2: So the call goes for ten minutes, and I'm pretty 97 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 2: sure I just kept saying they're going to kill me. 98 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: They're going to kill me. I need I need a paramedics, 99 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: I need please, I'm going to be killed. I'm going 100 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: to be dead. Yeah, it was really really scary. As 101 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 2: I went to drive away, there was a bigger group 102 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 2: of them down the end of the road and I've reversed, 103 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: gone back over a gutter and gone back towards him 104 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 2: an Nelli shopping center, and I was lucky enough there 105 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 2: was some security guards I think now from y base 106 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 2: thats just behind us. They came down. As soon as 107 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 2: they came down, they just scattered. They just bailed and 108 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: left me. 109 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: So very great, Sonia, Are you okay? 110 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: I think the mental like I'm sure you can hear 111 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: my voice sort of taking a little bit. The mental 112 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 2: side of it is probably the worst. Like it was 113 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,679 Speaker 2: incredibly scary. I honestly thought I was going to be killed, 114 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: and I just thought I was going to be another 115 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: number on the sort of murders this year due to 116 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 2: the crime rate in Darwin at the moment. 117 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: Oh mate, I cannot even imagine going through what you've 118 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: gone through. You're now in a situation where your nose 119 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: is broken, your teeth have been damaged. You've got to 120 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: get your teeth fixed. But also a lot of people 121 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: listening might well a lot of them probably know you're 122 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: some of them may not, but you're You're a jockey, 123 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: and you were due to race this weekend in the 124 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: Darwin Cup Carnival. Weren't you? 125 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: Yeah? I was. So I've actually already missed. So our 126 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 2: carnival runs over eight meetings and I've already missed two 127 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 2: of them, so that day and tomorrow, and I'm trying 128 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 2: to get clearance for the two biggest days that we 129 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: have throughout our whole year. And I mean it'll all 130 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 2: depend on whether it's it's too painful to ride. We 131 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 2: get a lot of kickback that hits your face, so 132 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: I would be doing everything I can to protect it, 133 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 2: but it still doesn't mean that I'll be cleared to ride. 134 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: So so honestly, that is incredibly disappointing, you know, for yourself. 135 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: For a jockey, I would imagine that this is absolutely 136 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: the biggest and best time of the year to be 137 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: out there riding. 138 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, one work seven days a week, morning to night, 139 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: working with our horses, and to be denying something over 140 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 2: something that I can't control. And it's it's not like 141 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: I've had a race ball. It's not from an injury 142 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 2: from work. It's due to some thugs basically that have 143 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: decided that they don't care who they hurt. It's yeah, 144 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 2: it's pretty disappointing, but probably not even the word for it. 145 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: It's not you know, it's not the word for it. 146 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: But we probably can't use the words on it that 147 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: we want to use this morning, or we're get in trouble. Yeah, 148 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: so tell me, are the police now investigating this incident 149 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: or where are you at with that? 150 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 2: So I still haven't made my police statement. They did obviously. 151 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 2: The paramedics arrived and they took me to hospital. I 152 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 2: do want to say a massive shout out to the 153 00:08:56,520 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: paramedics because they were absolutely incredible. They looked after me 154 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 2: so much and made me feel safe because obviously, like 155 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 2: I was hysterical, but the cops never shown half at all, 156 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 2: which was kind of scary in a way, Like I 157 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: kind of think if they did kill me, or if 158 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 2: I was worse than what it was, what would have happened, Like, Yeah, 159 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 2: that's pretty scary to think. The police did show up 160 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 2: to the hospital after a couple of hours, and I 161 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 2: guess it was like a half statement where it's not 162 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 2: written down or anything like that, and they reassured me 163 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 2: like they would do what they can to obviously try 164 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: and find them, but I couldn't identify them. I was 165 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 2: that the person even that was trying to open my door. 166 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 2: I didn't even look at them. I was just so 167 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: scared and petrified that I never really got to look 168 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 2: at anyone. I know, the general when that broke my teeth, Like, 169 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 2: I know the shoes he had on, and that's it. 170 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: But all all I can picture is his shoes and 171 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 2: that's it. 172 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: What a traumatic, terrible experience, Like honestly, that is utterly frightening. Look, 173 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: I mean, sonya, how long have you lived in the 174 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: territory and how are you sort of feeling about things 175 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: after this happened to you on Friday morning. 176 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: So I've believed here probably now. I moved here originally 177 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 2: in twenty nineteen, and then I left again and I 178 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 2: moved to rock Caampton and Victoria, and then we came 179 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: back here in twenty twenty one and I had a 180 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 2: raceful and in the time that I had the racefull, 181 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 2: my apartner took up training. So we've been here since 182 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one. But yeah, I'm actually scared in my 183 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 2: house now. Like I said, we hear a lot of 184 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 2: commotional We have a lot of people walk past our 185 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 2: house and at night if I can hear them now, 186 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 2: it's it's pretty it's pretty hard to get sleep, like 187 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 2: it's daunting and like I know no one's coming into 188 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: my house. But it's definitely in the back of your head, 189 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 2: like it's a bit a bit scary, like the heart 190 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 2: palpitations that have come on now I don't know where, 191 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 2: like that anxiety of is this going to happen again? 192 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 2: Or yeah, it puts us our taste on Tireland, that's 193 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:28,239 Speaker 2: for sure. 194 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: Most certainly does. And look you know, I hope that 195 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: I hope that you know that obviously you do give 196 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: that statement because you know, I don't want somebody else 197 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: to be in the situation that you're in. And I 198 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: you know, I I do think that at an incident 199 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: like that, you would expect the police to be there. 200 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 1: I know that they are under a lot of pressure. 201 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: You know, we hear time and time again that we 202 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: need more of them, But you know, something like this 203 00:11:57,559 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: is utterly traumatizing for you. 204 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think like in the back of my head, 205 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 2: I thought no one was coming. That's like my phone 206 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: will go to ten minutes. And that wasn't even the 207 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 2: start of the whole ordeal. And like you said, the 208 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 2: police are completely understaffed up here, unfortunately, and they're probably 209 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 2: pushed to their limits trying to get to all the 210 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 2: crime at the moment. But yeah, the thought of no 211 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 2: one's going to come and save you was probably the 212 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 2: worst part of it. And yeah, I mean there's no 213 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 2: CC footage in this area. I've spoken to the an 214 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 2: Early post office. They do have CC footage. It obviously 215 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 2: doesn't cover my area, but they may have that group 216 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 2: of people walking past or But yeah, it's just a 217 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: disgusting behavior and they're not okay, it should not be happening. 218 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 1: No, that's exactly right. It's oh look, that is absolutely 219 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: terrible and I'm mortified that that has happened to you. 220 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: And I know that a lot of people listening this 221 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: morning are going to be feeling exactly the same. Sonya. 222 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: I reckon. There's going to be lots of support for 223 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: you this morning as well, though, people hoping that you're 224 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: able to get out there on the weekend and ride. 225 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: When are you going to know? 226 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 2: So tomorrow morning I'm going to try and ride track 227 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 2: work and just make sure like the rhythm of the 228 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 2: horse isn't going to make my nose feet or anything 229 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 2: like that. So hopefully tomorrow morning I'll have like a 230 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 2: death man. The problem is, obviously a lot of the 231 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 2: trainers have now replaced me on their rides due to 232 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 2: not knowing whether I'm coming back. My partner is probably 233 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 2: one that is holding off with our runners on the 234 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 2: Saturday and the Monday. But you know, if I can't ride, 235 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 2: he's going to struggle to find someone. So you know, 236 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: it's probably three four grand that I've already lost and 237 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: whatever else I've got to pay for my teeth, so 238 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 2: it's pretty hard and we get married in three weeks 239 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 2: A might yeah, oh yeah, pretty bad timing if anything. 240 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: Bloody hell, just tell me with your teeth, how much 241 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: work do you need to get done? 242 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 2: So they've completely busted out, like your main front teeth 243 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 2: and the one on the side of that is completely shattered. 244 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 2: I paid for it to get sort of like a replacement, 245 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 2: just so it's not an open gap. Yesterday that when 246 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 2: I was talking to the dentist's probably going to be 247 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 2: fifteen hundred to two thousand sort of price range to 248 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 2: get it all picked properly. 249 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, sonya, I feel really sad, like I feel really 250 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: heartbroken for you this morning listening to what's going on, 251 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 1: and I reckon there's so many people that will be 252 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: feeling exactly the same. Can you please keep us up 253 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: to date with how you're tracking along? You know, I 254 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: know that lots of people are going to want to 255 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: know how you are going later in the week and 256 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: if you are still going to get the opportunity to race, 257 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: But please do keep in contact with us, and please 258 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: know that everybody's behind you and hoping, hoping that you 259 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: make a really speedy recovery. And that you know that 260 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: everything's going to be okay for your wedding in a 261 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: few weeks time. 262 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you. The support I've already received like so 263 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 2: far just and the kind words has been absolutely beautiful. 264 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 2: It's I mean, the racing community as a whole is 265 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 2: always quite supportive with each other. Bit it's a support 266 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 2: from outside people as well. And yeah, it's really really 267 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 2: touching on a hard time when tearing up. Yeah, no, 268 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 2: it's really good. 269 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: Oh, Sonya mate, you're going to make me cry as well. 270 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for having a chat with us 271 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: this morning, and please keep in contact with us all 272 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: the very I'm so sorry that you've had to endure that. 273 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: What a bloody terrible situation for you to go through. 274 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 275 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: Thanks, Sonya, I appreciate your time this morning.