Amateur Jockey Lorna Brooke Dies After Fall; First British Rider Killed In Racing Accident Since 2005 Sponsored by:
Amateur jockey Lorna Brooke died in the hospital on Sunday, reports
The Guardian, succumbing to injuries she sustained in a fall at Taunton Racecourse on April 8. The 37-year-old is the first jockey killed in a racing incident in Britain since 2005, when Tom Halliday fell at Market Rasen.
Racecourses around Britain observed a moment of silence on Monday, and jockeys wore black armbands.
Brooke was aboard Orchestrated, a horse trained and owned by her mother, Lady Susan Brooke, when she was unseated at the third fence on the course. She was treated on track before being airlifted to Southmead Hospital, where she was treated for suspected spinal injuries. Following complications, Brooke was placed into an induced coma, from which she never emerged.
The day Lorna Brooke left Rachael Blackmore and other star names trailing
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Lorna Brooke s proudest day in the saddle came when she enjoyed a high-profile success when winning the inaugural Ladies Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse on Moonlone Lane for Paul Stafford in 2015.
A 25-1 chance, Moonlone Lane had gone winless in a 26-race career up to that point, but Brooke guided him home in front, with Katie Walsh, Lizzie Kelly, Rachael Blackmore and Nina Carberry all trailing in her wake. Moonlone Lane then won next time out at Musselburgh under Brooke. When she got the fall people were very concerned, we were too and we were saying prayers, but unfortunately this has happened.
150-1 Outsider Becomes Highest-Priced Irish Grand National Winner In History Sponsored by:
Jockey Ricky Doyle kisses 150-1 Irish Grand National winner Freewheelin Dylan
Bob Dylan once wrote “If You Gotta Go, Go Now,” and that s exactly what Rickie Doyle did to upset the odds to claim BoyleSports Irish Grand National success at Fairyhouse.
The 150-1 outsider Freewheelin Dylan was considered nothing more than an also-ran heading into Monday s main event, with all eyes on Bryan Cooper on Latest Exhibition and Run Wild Fred under Jack Kennedy before the race kicked off.
But the rest of the field were left Blowin in the Wind as the longer the race went on, with Doyle holding his nerve to steer the rank outsider to success on the highest stage.