Positive updates as injured jockey Bailey Rogerson brought out of induced coma after Rotorua racing fall

Bailey Rogerson is in improved condition in Waikato Hospital after a race fall on Sunday. Photo / Trish Dunell

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Apprentice jockey Bailey Rogerson’s condition is improving in Waikato Hospital, with the 24-year-old no longer in an induced coma.

Rogerson was injured in a race fall at Arawa Park in Rotorua on Sunday and was placed in an induced coma and on life support in the intensive care unit after
fracturing her skull and a bone at the top of her neck, with concerns over intracranial bleeding.

But the jockey has now been taken off the assisted breathing machine and brought out of the coma and is reported to be responding well.

“We are still very cautious and realise there is a long way to go, but she is a lot better,” says father Gary Rogerson.

“She is breathing on her own now and is responsive when spoken to, and she has even said a few words, even though her throat is sore from the tube she had down there.