The horse racing world is in mourning after a jockey tragically died following a fall in Canberra on March 20.
Stefano Cherchi, 23, suffered serious injuries and bleeding on the brain when he was riding the horse, Hasime.
Two other riders were involved in the fall but managed to walk away.
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Cherchi had been in an induced coma at Canberra Hospital.
He was born in Sardinia, Italy, but came to Australia at the start of this year.
It was reported that Cherchi’s parents and his girlfriend flew to Canberra to be by his side.
His girlfriend is Britanny Fallon, the daughter of retired champion Irish jockey Kieren Fallon.
As a young jockey, he made a name for himself in England and had more than 100 wins to his name.
His partnership with Italian trainer Marco Botti had delivered him most of those successful rides.
New South Wales Jockeys Association said his death was horrible news.
“With deep sadness, the Cherchi family have announced their beloved son Stefano passed away peacefully today (Wednesday),” the association said in a statement.
“The family are very grateful for the love, prayers and messages sent by the racing community across the world.”
Trainer Robert Cowell said it was “tragic and sad beyond words”.
“A lovely lovely man with a wonderful sense of humour and a big future,” he said.
“Thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”
The Racing Moment content creator Izzy Phillips said: “Heart breaking news. My heart goes out to Stefano’s family and friends.”
And ESO Racing said: “Utterly devastating news, he was such a lovely guy and had a massive future in front of him. All our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this horrible time.”
