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'''Lisa Joy Allpress''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} (née '''Mumby'''; born |
'''Lisa Joy Allpress''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} (née '''Mumby'''; born May 20, 1975) is a New Zealand jockey. She was the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins. |
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She is also the first female jockey to win a race in the country of Saudi Arabia. |
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Allpress was born |
Allpress was born May 20, 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=26 October 2020 |title=NZ champion Lisa Allpress back with a winner after hip replacement |url=http://horseracingplanet.com/2020/10/26/nz-champion-lisa-allpress-back-with-a-winner-after-hip-replacement/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Horse Racing Planet |language=en-GB}}</ref> She was apprenticed to trainer Kevin Gray at Waverley.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Knowler |first=Richard |date=23 December 2021 |title=Veteran jockey Lisa Allpress, queen of the New Zealand racing scene |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300472496/veteran-jockey-lisa-allpress-queen-of-the-new-zealand-racing-scene |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> 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 [[Whanganui|Wanganui]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Lisa Allpress |url=https://www.racingandsports.com/thoroughbred/jockey/lisa-allpress/9438 |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Racing and Sports}}</ref> Her first Group Win was on We Can Say It Now in the [[Captain Cook Stakes]] at [[Trentham, New Zealand|Trentham]] on 4 December 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We Can Say It Now – Thoroughbred Horse Profile |url=https://www.racingandsports.com/thoroughbred/horse/we-can-say-it-now/558760 |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Racing and Sports}}</ref> {{As of|2022|March}}, Allpress has also ridden successfully in Singapore (57), Japan (7 wins) and Malaysia (12).<ref name=":1" /> Her win in Saudi Arabia was the first by a female jockey.<ref name=":0" /> |
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She won her first New Zealand jockey premiership in 2012, achieving the same result again in 2016, 2019 and 2020.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013, she became the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2020 |title=Lisa Allpress thought she was in trouble when New Year Honour arrived |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/433862/lisa-allpress-thought-she-was-in-trouble-when-new-year-honour-arrived |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Radio New Zealand |language=en-nz}}</ref> As of |
She won her first New Zealand jockey premiership in 2012, achieving the same result again in 2016, 2019 and 2020.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013, she became the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2020 |title=Lisa Allpress thought she was in trouble when New Year Honour arrived |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/433862/lisa-allpress-thought-she-was-in-trouble-when-new-year-honour-arrived |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Radio New Zealand |language=en-nz}}</ref> As of 19th May 2024, she has ridden 1922 winners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jockeys With More Than 100 New Zealand Wins |url=http://www.racebase.co.nz/jockwins.htm |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=www.racebase.co.nz}}</ref> |
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In the [[2021 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2021 New Year Honours]], Allpress was appointed an [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to the racing industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Year Honours: The full list of 2021 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-year-honours-the-full-list-of-2021/KCBASRIAP7QOCGRPTSBYNMBUEY/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> |
In the [[2021 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2021 New Year Honours]], Allpress was appointed an [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to the racing industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Year Honours: The full list of 2021 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-year-honours-the-full-list-of-2021/KCBASRIAP7QOCGRPTSBYNMBUEY/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:14, 25 June 2024
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Full name | Lisa Joy Allpress |
Occupation | Jockey |
Born | May 20, 1975 (age 49) |
Career wins | 1922 (as of May 2024[update]) |
Racing awards | |
New Zealand jockey premiership (2012, 2016, 2019 and 2020) |
Lisa Joy Allpress ONZM (née Mumby; born May 20, 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 20, 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[update], 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
- ^ "NZ champion Lisa Allpress back with a winner after hip replacement". Horse Racing Planet. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Lisa Allpress". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "We Can Say It Now – Thoroughbred Horse Profile". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Allpress thought she was in trouble when New Year Honour arrived". Radio New Zealand. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Jockeys With More Than 100 New Zealand Wins". www.racebase.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "New Year Honours: The full list of 2021". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Dennis (10 October 2002). "Wedding bells ring for Karl and Lisa". ThoroughbredNews. Retrieved 7 January 2022.