KickintheKods Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Has a terrific opportunity to kick a few goals at Ipswich today and increase her profile in the Queensland riding ranks. Has already ridden the first winner and has some excellent rides for both Tony Gollan and Lee Freedman to come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, KickintheKods said: Has a terrific opportunity to kick a few goals at Ipswich today and increase her profile in the Queensland riding ranks. Has already ridden the first winner and has some excellent rides for both Tony Gollan and Lee Freedman to come. She's made inroads with one DLF, he's smitten...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Ridden 3 metro winners from 96 rides & 18 country winners from 90 rides.Gotta reverse those stats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickintheKods Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Agreed, she does, but it was never going to be easy. Sam has a good work ethic and a personality that will take her a long way. Two plus three has been there a lot longer and obviously is there for the lifestyle and not the rewards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaman Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 From what I have observed, Samantha, and this from a punters perspective, she has good balance and is kind on the horse, and they settle for her, but she lacks a tactical brain, and that's her downfall. I do not wish to be unkind, we are not all perfect, but to be at the top in the jockey game, you need to be able to read a race and apply the appropriate tactics very quickly and this aspect I suspect is her achilles heel. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickintheKods Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 You may well be correct. I'd like to see Gollan and Freedman help her learn and maybe Monkey Munce can give her a few pointers as well. Whatever the outcome she needed to get some overseas experience. Lisa came back an ever better rider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooncoin Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 18 hours ago, Joe Bloggs said: She's made inroads with one DLF, he's smitten...... "The rains" have hung around longer than normal in Queensland. What are your thoughts on the Ipswich track on Saturday Joe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Mooncoin said: "The rains" have hung around longer than normal in Queensland. What are your thoughts on the Ipswich track on Saturday Joe? Gee the fence was off yesterday, even from the first race, by the last is looked like Farmer Browns paddock......come Sat and with further rain forecast it will be very interesting Mooncoin, thankfully the main meeting is at the Sunny Coast eh? If they put the rail back into the true at Ippy we could have some argy bargy and some busy stewards I'm guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooncoin Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 27/01/2022 at 12:37 AM, Joe Bloggs said: Gee the fence was off yesterday, even from the first race, by the last is looked like Farmer Browns paddock......come Sat and with further rain forecast it will be very interesting Mooncoin, thankfully the main meeting is at the Sunny Coast eh? If they put the rail back into the true at Ippy we could have some argy bargy and some busy stewards I'm guessing. Thanks Joe, rail looks pretty much the same as Wednesday. With drying winds, I'm predicting a slow 7/8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickintheKods Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Saturday’s race was won by Niedorp, who finished strongest of all with top Kiwi jockey Samantha Collett in the saddle. The 5-year-old mare has now had six wins and nine placings in a 26-start career. “Sam had a good plan and she executed it well,” Gollan told Racenet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooncoin Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Yep, got one in town yesterday Kods! To be fair, she is riding the bigger stable 2nd or 3rd choice in a race in town.She will get her chance in time, but getting plenty of ride which is good for her. Seems to have worked out Ipswich and Sunny Coast, giving some of those Aussie jocks a riding lesson. Keep up the work rate Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimbu Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 https://www.racenet.com.au/news/samantha-collett-booked-for-international-jockeys-challenge-at-saudi-cup-20220130 Collett’s Super-Rich Saudi Cup Coup Jockey Samantha Collett will be making the trip to Saudi Arabia to compete in the jockeys challenge ahead of the $20m Cup. Picture: Grant Peters — Trackside Photography. By Trenton Akers02:33pm • 30 January 2022 0 Comments Brisbane-based jockey Samantha Collett will fulfil a lifelong dream of riding on the world stage after accepting an invitation to compete in the super-rich Saudi Cup jockeys’ challenge at Riyadh later this month. The premiership-winning Kiwi hoop now calls Queensland home but will be chasing the huge money on offer against some of the world’s best in the points-based competition. Competing on both dirt and turf, Collett says she is champing at the bit to get to Saudi Arabia after knocking back an offer in its very first year. “I turned it down a few seasons ago when I was back home because I was staying to ride a horse in the Derby,” Collett said. “With Danielle Johnson getting her opportunity, it has presented itself again, it will be pretty amazing I’d say.” Fellow Kiwi jockey Lisa Allpress made history in 2020 when she became the first female to ever win a race in Saudi Arabia when she won the opening leg of the international jockeys’ challenge. The challenge is run across four US$400,000 races, with the jockey with the most points at the end of the night taking home a $30,000 bonus. Jockeys rides are randomly selected prior to the races, mirroring that of competitions also run in Japan and Hong Kong. Samantha Collett will compete in the lucrative series later this month. Picture: Grant Peters — Trackside Photography. Collett will join the recently retired Glen Boss in Riyadh, but she remains typically laid back about what is in store for her trip. “I’m not too sure how it came about to be honest, Lisa Allpress went over and had some success a few years ago and she is from New Zealand so I think they were just looking for another good Kiwi,” she said. “I’m there for the Friday (Feb 25) night at this stage but I am going to be there for five nights, I will be there for the barrier draw, the Saudi Cup and then some trackwork on the Thursday, we race the Friday and the big races over the weekend. “Bossy is coming from here too, it is going to be awesome. I’m not too sure how it works, it is some kind of points system. “ I went to one in Japan a few seasons ago on the back of winning a premiership and it was amazing, so good, they paid us well and put on a good show and the racing was on another level. “The whole culture thing over there is going to be interesting for sure.” Collett is one of just nine jockeys already announced for the lucrative event, with another five still to come. Jockeys from the UK, Ireland, America, France and Sweden are also represented on the night so far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy ravioli Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Aleysha is doing o.k in Sydney from limited opportunities. She has what it takes from what I see. Who was the better jockey in NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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holy ravioli Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 hmmm...I guess Alysha all things ..considered. They both have a few' suspensions...usually a good sign...I guess!😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chief Stipe Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, holy ravioli said: They both have a few' suspensions...usually a good sign...I guess!😃 If you don't have suspensions you are not trying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy ravioli Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, Chief Stipe said: If you don't have suspensions you are not trying! 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Even Lisa Allpress has copped a few suspensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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