Experienced Australian jockey Desiree Gill has died from injuries she sustained after falling in a race at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club.
The 45-year-old, whose racing career spanned 30 years, fell heavily from her mount Celtic Ambition on Saturday evening and suffered a traumatic head injury. She never regained consciousness.
Another female jockey, Simone Montgomerie, died in August after falling at the Darwin Racecourse in Northern Territory and being trampled by other horses.