Jockey Simone Montgomerie dies after thrown from horse at Darwin Cup Simone Montgomery at the Darwin Cup before her accident. Picture: Daniel Hartley-Allen Source: News Limited Simone Montgomerie at Darwin's Fannie Bay racetrack in May. SIMONE Montgomerie, a talented jockey, young mother of one, Darwin's reigning premier rider - and a life taken too soon. At the Darwin Cup race meeting Sunday, she suffered fatal injuries when she was thrown from her mount, Riahgrand, about 100m from the finishing line. Paramedics treated her on the track before rushing her to nearby Darwin Hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival. The meetings was abandoned after Montgomerie's fall in race six. The racing industry was in mourning last night with confirmation Montgomerie had become the 503rd rider to lose a life on Australian racetracks - but she was so much more than just a statistic. Montgomerie was born into her racing. Her father, Peter, trained On A Jeune to finish second behind the great Makybe Diva in the 2005 Melbourne Cup. Paramedics treat Simone Montgomerie after her race fall in Darwin. Source: NT News Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy, who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup aboard Brew and rode runner-up On A Jeune, expressed his condolences. "I'm shattered by the news," McEvoy said. Sydney's premier jockey Nash Rawiller was riding at the meeting and sent a heart-felt tribute to Montgomerie on Twitter. I've never left a racecourse feeling so sad and numb! Thinking of her family and close friends," he tweeted. The 2012-13 season was Montgomerie's best in the saddle, her 27 wins enough to secure the Darwin jockeys premiership. She had been riding for eight years, had a career total of 67 wins. She had won 44 races since moving to Darwin three years ago. Glyn Schofield echoed the thoughts of many in the racing industry when he sent a message out via Twitter: "Please keep Simone Montgomerie, her family and friends in your prayers. She paid the ultimate sacrifice to do what she loved doing. Kathy O'Hara was similarly moved: "My deepest condolences go out to Simone's family and particularly her young daughter. The ultimate price to pay ... Rest In Peace, Simone," O'Hara tweeted. Shocked racegoers at the Darwin Cup. Chief steward Lindsay Lane said: "The stewards are somewhat concerned given the close nature of the riding community here in Darwin about the effect that it may have on the other riders so we've spoken to the riders and some of them are quite concerned and quite upset so we've taken the view that the No.1 priority is safety and wellbeing of the riding group and we've elected to abandon the meeting. I'm sure that the riders can ride at their best but whether they can ride safely with the fall on their mind, the stewards aren't totally convinced. The common sense thing to do is to call the meeting off. It's very unfortunate for the club. It's unfortunate for the public that they won't be able to see the running of the 2013 Darwin Cup today but safety going forward is our number one concern and hence we've taken the decision that we have.