Overview

• Spriggs suffered life-threatening injuries in a January fall at Moruya that included multiple broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a lacerated liver and a bleed on the brain.
• A neurologist told him another concussion or knock to the head would almost certainly be fatal driving his decision to step away from racing.
• He ends his career with 654 wins highlighted by a 2016 Group 1 victory in the Metropolitan.
• Spriggs is recuperating at home in Cronulla with fiancée KC Osborne and their son Brooklyn whose presence influenced his choice to quit.
• He remains uncertain about returning in any capacity within racing and plans to encourage his son toward sports like golf or tennis instead.