The condition of apprentice jockey Lachlan Fyfe has improved following his dramatic fall in a barrier trial at Hawkesbury.The 23-year-old was put into an induced coma at Nepean Hospital on Monday morning and although he remained unconscious a day later, the signs were hopeful."Lachlan is breathing without assistance," a Racing NSW spokesman said."He has not yet regained consciousness but is beginning to stir."Fyfe, who is indentured to leading Sydney trainer Graeme Rogerson, was riding an unrace
The condition of apprentice jockey Lachlan Fyfe has improved following his dramatic fall in a barrier trial at Hawkesbury.
The 23-year-old was put into an induced coma at Nepean Hospital on Monday morning and although he remained unconscious a day later, the signs were hopeful.
"Lachlan is breathing without assistance," a Racing NSW spokesman said.
"He has not yet regained consciousness but is beginning to stir."
Fyfe, who is indentured to leading Sydney trainer Graeme Rogerson, was riding an unraced two-year-old when the horse broke its leg about 100 metres from the winning post.
After starting his apprenticeship in Queensland, Fyfe first tried his luck in Sydney under the guidance of John O'Shea before his indentures were transferred to Rogerson.
Since joining Rogerson's trans Tasman stable, Fyfe has made the most of his opportunities.
He enjoyed recent metropolitan success on the Rogerson-trained International Man, prompting the trainer to declare: "I think he is one of the best three-kilo claiming apprentices in Sydney".
Fyfe also rode the Rogerson-trained Blameless to victory at Nowra on Friday.
The accident comes less than a week after four senior jockeys were involved in two separate falls at Rosehill Gardens.
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn, veteran rider Jeff Lloyd and in-form hoop Peter Robl are sidelined for varying amounts of time because of their injuries.
Kathy O'Hara spent a couple of days recovering from a sore shoulder but was back on the winners' list at Rosehill on Saturday.