Melbourne Cup Heroine Is Back
It was her first win since returning to the saddle two weeks ago at Sale, three-and-a-half months after a potentially career-ending fall at Mildura.
26th September 2016
No Comments
It was her first win since returning to the saddle two weeks ago at Sale, three-and-a-half months after a potentially career-ending fall at Mildura.
The international team captain Hayley Turner is going to struggle to win a race in the International Jockeys’ Challenge without an allowance of sorts. Well that is if Tony McCoy’s suggestion carries any ‘weight’
“My sister Margaret and I both had a feeling we would win this race. It’s such a chauvinistic sport, a lot of the owners wanted to kick me off. Everyone else can get stuffed who think women aren’t good enough…”
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
