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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. |
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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" /> |
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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=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 | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 48–49) |
Career wins | 1744 (As of March 2022[update]) |
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[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 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
- ^ "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.