- Apprentice jockey Nyssa Burrells underwent brain surgery Friday after a fall
- The horse she was riding fell and crushed her head, leaving her fighting for life
- Ms Burrells is in a critical condition in a coma and has bleeding on the brain
A rising female star jockey is fighting for life in an coma after a horse rolled on her head Friday morning.
NSW apprentice jockey Nyssa Burrells had emergency surgery for a bleed on the brain at Liverpool Hospital.
Racing NSW said the 30-year-old suffered a fall during jump-outs at Warwick Farm, west of Sydney, when the horse she was riding fell and landed on her.
NSW apprentice jockey Nyssa Burrells (pictured) was crushed by the horse she was riding
The rising star jockey is fighting for life in an coma and underwent surgery for brain bleeds
‘She is in the operating theatre now having the bleed drained from her brain,’ Racing NSW Dr David Duckworth said.
Ms Burrells has a number of other injuries with more to be known in the next 24 hours.
Dozens of people have taken to social media to share their well wishes for the young jockey described as a ‘brave little lady’.
Six months ago, jockey Donna Philpot died at Bendigo Racecourse, Victoria, after the horse she was riding fell during a jump-out.
The track rider ‘devoted her life to thoroughbred racing’.
The 40-year-old’s horse was also euthanised by a veterinarian because of the extent of its injuries.
Former jockey and track rider Donna Philpot (pictured) died after falling from her horse in June