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Lisa Joy Allpress ONZM (née Mumby; born May 20th 1975) is a New Zealand jockey. She was the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins. She is also the first female jockey to win a race in the country of Saudi Arabia.

Allpress was born May 20th 1975.[1] She was apprenticed to trainer Kevin Gray at Waverley.[2] Her first race ride was on Miss Molly in a maiden at Matamata on 23 October 2002. She recorded her first win the next day on Rosafe at Wanganui.[3] Her first Group Win was on We Can Say It Now in the Captain Cook Stakes at Trentham on 4 December 2010.[4] As of March 2022, Allpress has also ridden successfully in Singapore (57), Japan (7 wins) and Malaysia (12).[3] Her win in Saudi Arabia was the first by a female jockey.[2]

She won her first New Zealand jockey premiership in 2012, achieving the same result again in 2016, 2019 and 2020.[2] In 2013, she became the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins.[5] As of 19th May 2024, she has ridden 1922 winners.[6]

In the 2021 New Year Honours, Allpress was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the racing industry.[7]

Personal

Allpress married racehorse trainer Karl Allpress in 2002, and they live on a farm at Whanganui with their two sons.[2][8]

References

  1. ^ "NZ champion Lisa Allpress back with a winner after hip replacement". Horse Racing Planet. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Knowler, Richard (23 December 2021). "Veteran jockey Lisa Allpress, queen of the New Zealand racing scene". Stuff. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Lisa Allpress". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "We Can Say It Now – Thoroughbred Horse Profile". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Lisa Allpress thought she was in trouble when New Year Honour arrived". Radio New Zealand. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Jockeys With More Than 100 New Zealand Wins". www.racebase.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ^ "New Year Honours: The full list of 2021". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ^ Ryan, Dennis (10 October 2002). "Wedding bells ring for Karl and Lisa". ThoroughbredNews. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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