Racing: Jockey dies after Australian race fall

Australian jockey Desiree Gill has died from injuries suffered in a race fall on the Sunshine Coast, Racing Queensland said on Sunday.

Gill, 45, was taken to hospital on Saturday in a critical condition and died Sunday, the state racing body said.

She was an experienced rider who had spent 30 years in the industry and won the Southeast Queensland jockey premiership for the past two years.

"Desiree was widely admired and loved for her passion for the racing industry and in particular, her commitment to developing the next generation of jockeys," Racing Queensland said in a statement.

"Desiree enjoyed a distinguished riding career spanning 30 years which included a period of employment with Racing Queensland mentoring and educating apprentice jockeys."

An inquiry into the fall has been adjourned by race stewards, the statement added.

It comes after Simone Montgomerie died following a race fall in August.

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