French jockey had died after failing to recover from injuries he sustained in a race fall.
Anthony Deau, a 47-year-old rider sustained serious head injuries in a fall at Mons in Belgium on Sunday.
Deau underwent surgery later that night to relieve pressure on his brain but was pronounced dead on Monday from a brain haemorrhage.
Deau had ridden for many years in Belgium and Holland. He also spent the European winter riding in the Middle East.
Two other jockeys involved in the fall escaped serious injury.
