Aussie jockey dies after racing fall

Australian jockey Mark Goring died on Monday as a result of severe head injuries he suffered when his mount Starbond fell in a three-horse pile-up during a maiden race at Tatura racecourse on Sunday.

Immediately after the incident Goring, the 22-year-old son of former jockey Peter Goring, was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, where he underwent surgery but never regained consciousness, it was reported on the Thoroughbred Times website.