Jockey Izzy Neale dies after fall at Warren race meeting

Apprentice jockey Izzy Neale, 22, has died after falling during a race at Warren in New South Wales, her family said. She was airlifted to hospital in critical condition after the incident on Sunday, November 8, and was placed on life support before her death on Tuesday.

Neale was competing on Marnoo in the Warren Shire Cotton Cup at Warren Racecourse. Her family said she was surrounded by loved ones and that her death would allow her to donate organs. They thanked Racing NSW, the NSW Jockeys Association and medical staff for their support.

The fall occurred during the sixth race of the day, with about 400 metres left to run, according to an account of the incident. Neale and fellow apprentice jockey Diego Montes de Oca were thrown from their horses. Emergency services were called at approximately 4:45 p.m., and paramedics found Neale unconscious with a head injury and a suspected broken ankle before she was flown to hospital.

Montes de Oca was taken by road ambulance to Dubbo Hospital with an injury to his foot. Racing NSW later said he had soft-tissue injuries to his left foot, no fractures and had been discharged. Marnoo was euthanised after suffering a near foreleg injury,...