7 Mar 2023

Hearing starts for apprentice jockey charged with careless riding during fatal race

6:32 am on 7 March 2023
The case has been labelled the biggest scandal in Australian horse racing.

Megan Taylor died after falling from her horse following a collision between several horses at Ashburton Raceway on 15 December 2022. File photo Photo: Photosport

The hearing for the apprentice jockey charged with careless riding in the race in which fellow jockey Megan Taylor was killed will be held on Tuesday morning.

On 15 December at Canterbury's Ashburton Raceway, a collision between several horses during a race resulted in Taylor falling off her horse.

The 23 year old died of her injuries later on the same day.

Karen Parsons, who trained Red Orchid, the horse Taylor was riding, told RNZ four horses had fallen during the race.

In January, the Racing Integrity Board charged an apprentice jockey with riding carelessly.

The hearing is being held at Addington Raceway in Christchurch.