Racing at Scone race course in New South Wales in Australia was postponed on Monday, one day after apprentice jockey Izzy Neale was critically injured in a racing accident in the western NSW country track in Warren, according to published reports.
Neale, 22, an accomplished apprentice with 88 wins from 699 attempts, fell after her mount Marnoo suffered a catastrophic injury to a foreleg while competing at the race course located about 300 miles northwest of Sydney. Marnoo was euthanized, according to reports.
A second jockey, Diego Montes de Oca, was also dislodged from his mount and reportedly suffered soft tissue injuries in a lower leg.
Neale was airlifted to Dubbo Hospital, about 65 miles away.
Racing New South Wales issued the following statement Monday morning in the wake of Neale’s injury.
“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.”
Neale grew up around horses and began riding at an early age, first with stock and Quarter Horses and competed in barrel racing. She left school at 16 to work in the horse industry and began at Thoroughbred stud farms, doing yearling prep before getting a chance to ride young horses in their early training. Neale gravitated to the racetrack, winning with her first mount at the country track Condobolin as a 19-year-old.
