Renowned jockey Hollie Doyle has shared an update from her hospital bed after sustaining a leg injury in a fall at Bath Racecourse. The incident occurred during a race on Lansdown Hill on Friday, May 23.
At 29 years old, Doyle has made history as the first female jockey to win both a French Classic and a European Group 1 Classic, notably achieving victory at the Prix de Diane in 2022. That same year, she secured a joint second place in the Flat Jockeys’ Championship and two years prior, earned a podium finish at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Doyle was riding Vault of Heaven at Bath when the fall happened, injuring both herself and the horse. On Saturday morning (May 24), she posted on Instagram from her hospital bed, showing her leg heavily bandaged and giving a thumbs-up with a wry smile. She wrote: “Thank you for all the messages, unfortunately I will be on the sidelines for a while after sustaining a leg injury at Bath yesterday. Thoughts are with connections. I’ll be back!”
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Her husband and fellow jockey Tom Marquand, who recently won on Catullus at Goodwood, provided an update via Racing TV. He reassured fans that the injury, while disappointing, was not too severe. “She’s gutted first and foremost,” Marquand said. “She just felt like she was running into the season now, enjoying it and finding a few fun horses. Thankfully, it’s a leg and nothing more serious. I think she’s due to have an operation on it at some point today. Hopefully, they sort it out in one go and she can focus on getting back as fast as possible.”
Doyle was scheduled to compete at Salisbury on Saturday evening, where she could have added to her impressive tally of 53 winners in 2026.