Newcastle race named Izzy's Gift to honour fallen jockey
Racing industry honours apprentice jockey Izzy Neale with a named race at Newcastle's Hunter program after her recent death.
Izzy Neale, an apprentice jockey from Merriwa based in Scone, died on Tuesday after a race fall. Newcastle Jockey Club has named a 1400-metre race 'Izzy's Gift' in her honour, running at Broadmeadow during The Hunter program on Saturday.
Izzy's Gift is a benchmark 78 race for fillies and mares. Jockeys racing in the event will wear black armbands in remembrance.
Neale's last winner came on board Ole Steele at Newcastle on October 31. Newcastle Jockey Club chief executive Duane Dowell said the racing industry had been 'rocked' by her sudden passing and the tribute was the appropriate way to remember her.
- Izzy Neale
- Jockey name
- Merriwa, based in Scone
- Home town
- October 31
- Last winner date
- 1400 metres
- Race distance
Why it mattersThe naming of a race honours a young athlete cut short and shows how close-knit communities mark loss with lasting tributes.
AustraliaAustralian horse racing mourns a rising apprentice and celebrates her brief career through a named race that will keep her memory in the sport.
