Leah Kilner

Leah Kilner, 24, was thrown from her filly, Stella Turn, as the field galloped along the home straight in the third race of the day in Grafton, ...

Kilner's family, including her father Greg, who is a horse trainer, were both at the track and saw the horrific incident unfold (Leah Kilner pictured) Stella Turn was euthanised after the accident, while the remaining six races of the meet were postponed (Kilner pictured) rising horse racing star Leah Kilner, 24 (pictured), is fighting for her life after falling during a race on Sunday afternoon

A JOCKEY labelled the 'most beautiful young lady in racing' is fighting for her life in hospital after a horror fall left her in a coma and needing br.

"She holds a very special spot in my heart. she even helped me buy a new Mercedes-Benz!" Speaking of her bond with the horse, Leah said: "She is one of my favourites, it is hard to go past her. She is a very sick young girl and she is in a coma since the fall. "It was clear they were in a mindset not to ride so I had a discussion with stewards and felt in it was everyone's best interests to postpone the rest of the meeting." She was reported to be in and out of consciousness at the time but her trainer-boss Rob Heathcote has since updated followers on her progress.

A Queensland jockey remains in critical condition at the Princess Alexandra Hospital this morning after being thrown from her horse at a race meet in ...

Racing New South Wales said she was lapsing in and out of consciousness on the track before being flown to the PA Hospital in Brisbane. Queensland Jockeys Association president Pam O'Neill said Kilner's family and the horseracing community were in shock. - The Queensland Jockeys Association president said Kilner's family and the horseracing community were in shock

Popular apprentice jockey Leah Kilner had surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane on Sunday night to release pressure on her brain after a ...

Originally published as Leah Kilner flown to hospital after shocking fall at Grafton sees races called off In February, Kilner suffered a fractured and displaced rib after a fall at the Doomben trials. Popular apprentice jockey Leah Kilner is in an induced coma at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane with head and spinal injuries after a shocking fall at Grafton on Sunday. Heathcote posted; “She is a very sick young girl and she is in a coma since the fall. Leah Kilner flown to hospital after shocking fall at Grafton sees races called off Racing NSW issued a statement on Sunday night, saying: “Leah has been airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane where she’s in an induced coma and is being treated for a possible brain injury.”

There are grave fears for young Aussie jockey Leah Kilner after the 24-year-old was seriously injured in a horror race fall in Grafton on Sunday.

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