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Waikato apprentice jockey Bailey Rogerson has been placed in an induced coma following a race fall at Arawa Park on Sunday.

The 24-year-old hoop was riding Mandalo in The Rotorua Club 1950 for her mother Michelle Northcott and was dislodged from her mount near the 400m mark after he clipped heels with In A Pickle.

Rogerson was flown to Waikato Hospital where she is being treated for her injuries.

“They flew her up last night from Rotorua and she is in the ICU,” Rogerson’s grandfather, Group One-winning trainer Graeme Rogerson, said. “She has got fractures to her skull and neck, and she is an induced coma.

“They (doctors) are looking at her all the time. She has got feeling in her arms and legs, which is good news.”

Rogerson said Bailey’s parents Michelle Northcott and Gary Rogerson are at her bedside.

“We can just hope for the best. She is a very tough girl,” he said.

Bailey Rogerson was victorious earlier on the card aboard the Moira and Kieran Murdoch-trained Burnished in the Waitomo Fuels (1400m), the 58th win of her career, and third this season.

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