{"id":959657,"date":"2026-11-10T18:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/959657\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T18:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:56:11","slug":"jockey-izzy-neale-22-tragically-dies-after-horror-fall-as-racing-world-mourns-heartbreaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/959657\/","title":{"rendered":"Jockey Izzy Neale, 22, tragically dies after horror fall as racing world mourns heartbreaking news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apprentice jockey Izzy Neale has tragically passed away at the age of 22 after a horrific fall during Sunday\u2019s meet at Warren in country NSW.<\/p>\n<p>Neale \u201clost consciousness\u201d after she was reportedly dislodged from her horse Marnoo at around the 400m mark in the Warren Shire Cotton Cup (1600m).<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to know when news breaks. <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.newscorp.newscomau.app&amp;pcampaignid=web_share\" title=\"play.google.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our new app<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senior rider Diego Montes de Oca was also dislodged from his horse Shadow Dane, with the Racing NSW integrity team later revealing he had suffered a \u201csuspected broken foot\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Neale and Montes de Oca were both transferred to Dubbo hospital where Neale was placed on life support.<\/p>\n<p>She sadly could not be saved despite the efforts of doctors and she passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sadness and broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Izzy, surrounded by her closest family and friends,\u201d a Neale family statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIzzy rode horses before she could walk. Her love of horses was a lifelong passion that, more recently, had grown into a love of racing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough organ donation, Izzy will give others the chance of life, bringing some comfort to our family amid this devastating loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply grateful for the love, kindness and support shown to Izzy and our family by her friends, the racing community and everyone who has been by our side during this heartbreaking time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank Racing NSW and the NSW Jockeys Association for their care, compassion and support during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also extend our heartfelt thanks to the medical staff who cared for Izzy with such compassion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we come to terms with our loss, we ask that our family\u2019s privacy be respected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIzzy was dearly loved and will forever be in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neale won 88 races from 699 career starts in her young career.<\/p>\n<p>She had four rides in earlier races on Sunday including a fourth-place finish in Race 1 piloting Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>The final race of the program at Warren on Sunday was abandoned as a result of the incident involving Neale and Montes de Oca, while Marnoo was euthanised after suffering a near foreleg injury.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have poured in for Neale, with the racing community rallying behind her family since the news of her fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch tragic news. Thoughts go out to Izzy\u2019s family and everyone who knew her,\u201d said analyst Brad Davidson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely devastating. Thinking of all her family, friends and colleagues,\u201d wrote former jokcey Kayla Nisbett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnimaginable tragedy. Thoughts with Izzy\u2019s family and friends, and the wider racing community,\u201d wrote racing reporter Trent Masenhelder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProperly devastating. Thoughts to her family and friends. RIP,\u201d said Sky Racing presenter Lewis Willoughby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevastating. Much love to Izzy\u2019s family and friends,\u201d added Thoroughbred trainer Tracey Bartley.<\/p>\n<p>Neale\u2019s brother Tommy also shared a message on social media following her death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIzzy, I can\u2019t believe what\u2019s happened, aye &#8230; didn\u2019t expect to be having meetings with doctors about pulling your life support,\u201d he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust know I love you so much and you\u2019ll always be my lil baby sister, you were my best friend and we always were so close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dunno how I\u2019m gonna deal with this. I\u2019m so sorry I spent years in jail and didn\u2019t spend much time together before this accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even comprehend how I feel &#8230; till we meet again sis. gonna miss you so much!!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apprentice jockey Izzy Neale has tragically passed away at the age of 22 after a horrific fall 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