Category: Jockey News
02-08-2011
The rain held off for most of the evening and when it finally came there was no way that it could dampen the atmosphere at Carlisle on Monday evening which was electric with a thronging crowd of over 10,000, mostly female on their finery!
The evening kicked off with a charity race in aid of Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign with 5 lady riders – Liz Butterworth, Isla Goldie, Liza Harrison, Meregan Norwood and Andrea O’Keeffe – having raised £25,000 for the two charities. This race was especially meaningful for Meregan who survived breast cancer herself two years ago, and also for Andrea whose husband trainer Jedd is currently fighting throat cancer. It was very special to see Andrea win the race and be welcomed by her three small sons and husband into the winner’s enclosure.
The first Pro-Am race of the evening is surely one that Freya Brewer will never forget. Having ridden 25 point-to-point winners, this was Freya’s first win on the Flat which she achieved with ease on NEWBURY STREET for Patrick Holmes, leading from over a furlong out and drawing clear to win by 1 1/4 lengths.
The second race of the evening went to the pros with Sophie Doyle scoring for Jennie Candlish on OPUS MAXIMUS but the amateurs were not to be denied for long as Carol Bartley, triple lady amateur flat champion, showed the benefit of her great experience by making steady headway on SOPRANO from midfield for boss Jim Goldie and lead from two furlongs out, staying on strongly to win as she pleased by 7 lengths.
The most valuable race of the evening, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Stakes, was the next on the card and won with screams of support from the crowd by Emma Sayer on her trainer mother’s HOT ROD MAMMA. The horse having taken a keen hold, Emma held her up to make smooth headway from two furlongs out when she was going so easily that she was able to switch left and quicken on the outside of the field in the final furlong to win with ease by 3 3/4 lengths.
The next on the card, named after the entertainment eagerly awaited by the huge crowd, the Alexandra Burke Live Tonight Handicap, was won by Harriet Bethell on Brian Ellison’s BOY THE BELL. Having got to work on the horse from 3 furlongs out, the partnership made progress to lead inside the final furlong and held on by 3/4 of a length.
As the steady drizzle turned to torrential rain and the ground softened, the last race was won by Lucy Alexander for Martin Todhunter on DAYTIME DREAMER in a thrilling finish, heading Beneath ridden by former amateur lady flat champion Amy Ryan to score by a head.
Lucy did well to keep the partnership intact after the winning line with her horse loosing his footing on the wet ground.
A huge thank you to both the British Horseracing Authority and Carlisle Racecourse, and especially John Baker, Richard Clements and Sue Ellis, for their fantastic support in staging this world first Ultimate Ladies Night which certainly lived up to its name. And many congratulations to Andrea O’Keeffe, Freya Brewer, Carol Bartley, Emma Sayer, Harriet Bethell and Lucy Alexander on their great winning rides!
Ladies line up for Best Dress Lady Competition
07-07-2011
Tonight’s first race of the evening at Doncaster sponsored by the Amateur Jockeys Association provided LUCY HORNER with her 50th winning ride under Rules when scoring for Chris Grant.
Many congratulations to Lucy who also rides regularly in North America and is best known for her successes jump racing, having been our Lady Amateur Jump Champion in 2008/9 and currently holding the runner-up championship slot for the 2010/11 season.
20-06-2011
Many congratulations to Serena Brotherton who rode her 100th winner today at Wolverhampton when winning the amateur seller on VISIONS OF JOHANNA for Richard Guest.Serena said “I got rather muddled up with my counting last week, but that definitely makes a hundred if you include point-to-points and hunterchases. I have so many highlights including winning the Queen Mother’s Cup at York twice and the Diamond race at Ascot.”Serena already leads this season’s ladies flat table with 4 wins on the turf, having won the championship 4 times before as well as the All-Weather championship in 2009/10.
16-06-2011
CALLING ALL LADY JOCKEYS!
Your chance to support BREAST CANCER CARE and BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN!
Would you like to ride in a charity race to be held as the first race on the highlight evening of Carlisle’s social calendar?
This is The ULTIMATE LADIES NIGHT – a world first with a card exclusively for lady jockeys.
Over 8,000 people attended last year’s spectacular event and this year it promises to be even bigger and better with a 40 minute post racing concert by Alexandra Burke.
If you are a competent lady rider and are interested in taking part in the charity race please e-mail sph.oliver@btinternet.com for further details.
14-06-2011
The annual Anglo/Irish match staged in Limerick every November has its return match at Newton Abbot next week, with the same November teams taking part where possible.
Having tasted victory for the British team last November 7th in Limerick when Alex Dunn won the Irish leg of the annual ladies Anglo irish challenge for John Walsh, the British team now look forward to next Tuesday evening.
The GB team is made up as follows: Lucy Alexander, Lorna Brooke, Alex Dunn and Joanna Mason. So far 4 Irish lady jockeys are confirmed to be joining the challenge: Rachael Blackmore, Liz Lalor, Jane Mangan and Aine O’Connor.
14-06-2011
Please remember to contact Licensing if you should ride a winner abroad, including Ireland, so that your tally of wins is kept up to date at both the BHA and Weatherbys. This is absolutely vital to make sure that you claim the right allowance. Individual race conditions should always be checked as they can differ from the usual Rules which state:
Amateurs v professionals:
Claim 7 lbs up to 20 wins
Claim 5 lbs up to 40 wins
Claim 3 lbs up to 75 wins
Amateurs v amateurs (including Hunterchases):
Claim 7 lbs up to 5 wins
Claim 5 lbs up to 10 wins
Claim 3 lbs up to 20 wins
All amateur jockeys will have a received a letter with their riding permit confirming the number of wins recorded at the BHA and asking you to contact Licensing if your records are incorrect.
Licensing can be contacted via the BHA switchboard on 0207 152 0000.
06-06-2011
Many congratulations to our reigning flat lady champion Serena Brotherton who notched up her 50th flat winner today scoring by a neck on COMMANDINGPRESENCE for John Bridger from Katie Margarson and IMAGINARY DIVA at Folkestone in the first ever ladies race to be held on the South Coast track.
This win also takes Serena into the lead for this season’s ladies tables giving her a total score of 3 wins so far, 2 in front of her rivals, making her long journey from North Yorkshire well worthwhile.
Many thanks to Emma Santer and all at Folkestone for this new addition to our calendar.
06-06-2011
This Thursday Newbury Racecourse host their annual raceday in aid of Spinal Injuries with Henry Kelly as guest speaker. The charity race which follows racing and is being run in memory of Gay Kindersley includes Gina Bryce from At The Races.
A few tables and/or places are still available for the champagne charity lunch @ £100 per head by calling Lucy Flynn on 0845 678 6633 ext. 224
There is a post-lunch auction which includes 3 x one hour lessons with Mark Todd. If anyone would like to bid for this, please e-mail sph.oliver@btinternet.com by midnight on Wednesday 8th June and your bid will be included in the auction.
30-05-2011
Very many congratulations to our new amateur jump champions RYAN MAHON (19 wins) and GINA ANDREWS (10 wins) who were presented with their magnums of champagne at Stratford on Friday evening by Sports Personality of the Year Champion Jockey AP McCoy. Ryan enjoyed his last amateur ride on home turf on Saturday evening on a winner for his guv’nor Paul Nicholls when partnering Rebel de Maquis at Stratford and his last amateur ride abroad on Sunday when beaten only a neck into second place in the Gras Savoye Fegentri Marechal Foch Challenge in Auteuil.
Congratulations to TOM CANNON (13 wins) who received champagne for the runner-up slot. Both Ryan and Tom now look forward to professional careers which begin on Tuesday. We wish them luck and will follow their careers keenly. Congratulations also to LUCY HORNER (6 wins) having achieved the runner-up slot for the ladies.
Congratulations to EVERY amateur jockey who rode a winner this season! The final tables are to be found on this site and the top slots are as follows:
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Mr Ryan Mahon
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19
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Mr Tom Cannon
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13
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Mr Jack Quinlan
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8
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Mr Tom Weston
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8
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Mr Alan Berry
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6
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Mr Robert Henderson
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6
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Mr John Mathias
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6
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Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
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6
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Mr Mikey Ennis
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5
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Mr Will Kinsey
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5
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Mr James Best
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4
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Mr Rob Jarrett
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4
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Mr Derek O’Connor
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4
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Mr Paul Tolman
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4
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Mr Willie Twiston-Davies
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4
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Mr Mark Wall
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4
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Miss Gina Andrews
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10
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Miss Lucy Horner
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6
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Mrs Alex Dunn
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5
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Miss Emma Sayer
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4
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Miss Isabel Tompsett
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4
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Miss Hannah Watson
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4
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Miss Lucy Alexander
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3
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Miss Charlotte Evans
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3
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* Rachael Green
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3
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Miss Clare Wills
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3
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26-05-2011
The British Racing School is running half day training courses aimed at any rider wishing to perfect their falling technique. The training will take place on the newly installed Equichute under the guidance of Sports Scientist Jon Pitts and ex-professional Jump Jockey Steve Smith Eccles.
Outlined Programme:
Introduction and briefing
Technique Practical Session
Equichute Training using Dartfish Technology to analyse the fall
The Date, Venue and Cost:
Tuesday 14th June The British Racing School £75
For further information please contact:
Clare Higgins
Courses Co-ordinator
The British Racing School
Tel: 01638 665103/675907 Email: clare@brs.org.uk
