Queensland jockey Leah Kilner makes 'wonderful' recovery, asks about horses

Leah Kilner's family has spoken about the Queensland jockey's "wonderful" recovery, including the "really special" moment after she woke from her coma.

The 24-year-old was critically injured when she was thrown from her horse at a race meet in Grafton, northern New South Wales, earlier this month.

Kilner was kept in an induced coma at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital for over a week.

Siobhan Jackson has not left her daughter's bedside since the race fall, and has spoken of the "relief" when Ms Kilner woke up on Sunday.

"The biggest moment was when she was squeezing my hands," Ms Jackson said.

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Article written by: Audrey Courty