Jockey, 22, fighting for her life after being airlifted to hospital following fall

Jockey, 22, fighting for her life after being airlifted to hospital following fall The Australian jockey is in critical condition after taking a nasty fall on Sunday Australian apprentice jockey Izzy Neale was airlifted to hospital and is in critical condition after falling at Warren on Sunday afternoon. The 22-year-old was on board Marnoo in the Cotton Cup but was unseated and seriously injured. Neale was riding for trainer Kiran Hazelton at the regional course in a 1600m race, but both she and fellow jockey Diego Montes de Oca, who was riding Shadow Dane, came off their respective mounts with around 400m to go. The horse, Marnoo, was euthanised after suffering a "near foreleg injury", according to Racing NSW Stewards. A helicopter took Neale to Dubbo Hospital in a critical condition. Montes de Oca followed in an ambulance and has since been discharged after escaping with soft tissue damage in his left foot. Neale is fighting for her life. Monday's planned race meet at Scone has been postponed and Racing NSW issued the following statement: "Following consultation with jockeys and trainers engaged to participate at today's race meeting at Scone, a decision has been made to postpone the meeting. "The decision follows the serious race fall involving apprentice jockey Izzy Neale at Warren yesterday. Izzy remains in Dubbo Hospital in a critical condition, with her family by her side. "The thoughts and heartfelt support of Racing NSW and the entire racing community are with Izzy, her family, friends and colleagues during this extremely difficult time." There will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Mirror Sport will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story. Follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage.