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'''Lisa Joy Allpress''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} (born 1974 or 1975) is a New Zealand jockey. She was the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins.
'''Lisa Joy Allpress''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} (born 1974 or 1975) is a New Zealand jockey. She was the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins.


Allpress was born in 1974 or 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-10-26 |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=2022-03-05 |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=2021-12-23 |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=2022-03-05 |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=2022-03-05 |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=2022-03-05 |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" />
Allpress was born in 1974 or 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-10-26 |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=2022-03-05 |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=2021-12-23 |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=2022-03-05 |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=2022-03-05 |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=2022-03-05 |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" />


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=2020-12-31 |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=2022-03-05 |website=Radio New Zealand |language=en-nz}}</ref> As of 2 March 2022, she had ridden 1744 winners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jockeys With More Than 100 New Zealand Wins |url=http://www.racebase.co.nz/jockwins.htm |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=www.racebase.co.nz}}</ref>
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=2020-12-31 |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=2022-03-05 |website=Radio New Zealand |language=en-nz}}</ref> As of 2 March 2022, she had ridden 1744 winners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jockeys With More Than 100 New Zealand Wins |url=http://www.racebase.co.nz/jockwins.htm |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=www.racebase.co.nz}}</ref>

Revision as of 01:55, 5 March 2022

Lisa Allpress
ONZM
OccupationJockey
Born1974 or 1975 (age 48–49)
Career wins1744 (As of March 2022)
Racing awards
New Zealand jockey premiership (2012, 2016, 2019 and 2020)

Lisa Joy Allpress ONZM (born 1974 or 1975) is a New Zealand jockey. She was the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins.

Allpress was born in 1974 or 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 2 March 2022, she had ridden 1744 winners.[6]

In the 2021 New Year Honours Allpress was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of her contribution to the racing industry.[7]

Personal

Allpress is married to Karl Allpress and they live on a farm at Whanganui with their two sons.[2]

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.
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