Lisa Allpress

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

Lisa Allpress
ONZM
Allpress in 2021
Full nameLisa Joy Allpress
OccupationJockey
Born1974 or 1975 (age 47–48)
Career wins1744 (as of March 2022)
Racing awards
New Zealand jockey premiership (2012, 2016, 2019 and 2020)

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, 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. Knowler, Richard (23 December 2021). "Veteran jockey Lisa Allpress, queen of the New Zealand racing scene". Stuff. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "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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