- Sonja Logan Opened Up About Her Horrible Experience Last Year
- The jockey was attacked by a gang of 10 to 15 men just weeks before his wedding.
- She has recovered with a seven-word mantra.
Leading Northern Territory jockey Sonja Logan has revealed how she recovered from her ordeal after being attacked by a gang of men in Darwin and hit with a rock.
The 32-year-old was attacked by a large group of 10 to 15 men last year, just three weeks before she was due to marry her long-term partner Tommy Logan.
Logan feared the men were going to kill her, but fortunately she survived.
However, he suffered two broken teeth, an open fracture to his nose and several other facial injuries.
Police have not made many arrests over the overnight attack, in which the men surrounded his car before a rock hit him in the face.
Ahead of her return to the Darwin Cup carnival, Logan spoke about the mental scars that have lingered since that terrifying experience in August last year and how a highly positive mindset has helped her overcome it.
“I still have tough days, some things make me more anxious than before,” Logan told Racenet.
‘If it’s late at night and I hear people walking near my house, I get a little worried.
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A female jockey who was attacked by a gang of 10 to 15 men revealed how she recovered
Sonja Logan was attacked just three weeks before her wedding day last year.
“But I’m doing pretty well now.”
Logan claimed a confidence-boosting victory last Saturday in winning the $75,000 Darwin Guineas and says a seven-word mantra has kept her going.
“I believe 100 percent that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” he said.
‘What happened to me was truly terrible, but at the same time I lived to fight another day.
‘It could have been a lot worse, some people don’t come out unscathed from these kinds of attacks, so in a way I feel like I’m very lucky.
‘I’ve had a lot of support around me the whole time, which has been fantastic.
Logan revealed that the police investigation has been hampered by their inability to identify the culprits in CCTV footage that was left blinded after she frantically flashed her headlights.
The 32-year-old married her horse trainer husband Tommy just weeks after the attack and had considered leaving Darwin because of the traumatic episode.
However, they held firm and Logan is enjoying a fine season, placing third in the Northern Territory Jockeys’ Championship, riding 34.5 winners.
“I was unable to participate in some important races last year because of what happened,” he said.
‘The hardest thing last year was that even when I was okay to ride, some people didn’t want to include me because they maybe didn’t think I was okay after I was assaulted.
She married her husband Tommy and says she adopted a positive attitude that helped her get through the ordeal. She is now in the midst of a good horse racing season.
-That’s okay, they have the right to feel however they want.
“It was what it was and I’m over it now.
‘I hope this is my carnival.
‘I already have a Darwin Cup race planned for this year (Starspangled Baby) which is going very well, she comes from the south and is trained by Andy Perdon.
‘There was one year when I had a fall in a race and lost the Cup, the next year I thought I was on the best horse in the field and the horse got injured, and then last year I was assaulted.
‘I think I’ll have a bit of luck, won’t I?
“This was bound to happen.”