Category: General News
05-11-2006
Thank you to Limerick Racecourse and to Aileen Sloane Lee of the Lady Jockeys Association of Ireland for inviting a team of six British jump ladies to take on the Irish!
Great Britain’s team of Claire Allen, Lucy Gardner, Polly Gundry, Katherine Hobbs, Caroline Hurley and Charlotte Tizzard will compete against their Irish equivalents who include Nina Carberry and Katie Walsh in a hurdle which will not be confined to 12 runners, but the Anglo Irish teams will be drawn to ride the 12 top weights.
Good luck to all contestants!
05-11-2006
Joseph Coate will be remembered on Thursday at Taunton when an amateur riders’ race will carry his name in memory of him.
It is nearly a year since Joseph was tragically killed only days after joining the AJA and planning to have his first ride as an amateur jockey. We are therefore extremely grateful to Taunton Racecourse for allowing this year’s Opening Meets Amateur Riders’ Handicap Hurdle to be renamed in memory of Joseph. His parents will be there on the day to present the winning connections with their prizes.
05-11-2006
Please come along to Bangor on Dee on Wednesday and support the twelve intrepid charity race jockeys who will be helping to boost JP’s fund and at the same time give us all some great entertainment!
The twelve riders will be: Keith Dalgleish, Brian Doran, Tori Graham, Ed Gretton, Ben Halsall, Camilla Henderson, James Lambe, Charlie Mann, Kerry Maxwell, Mick Naughton, Micro Parrish and last but not least Georgie Thorogood who helped the AJA to organise this wonderful race.
Many thanks to everyone involved, and in particular Bangor Racecourse and all of the owners, trainers and of course riders for making this possible, and Alan Halsall of Silver Cross for generously sponsoring this charity race.
02-11-2006
After an eventful outcome from the first race of the new season’s Hands and Heels Series at Haydock when two of the jockeys taking part (including amateur Joe Proctor) were banned from riding in the rest of the series because of resorting to using their whips, it was great to see Lucy Gardner take the spoils at Taunton on 26th October.
Unfortunately automatic disqualification is the result of using the whip because this would be in breach of the race conditions, so PLEASE REMEMBER THIS if you take part in any of these races!!!!! The jockeys concerned also received a 7 day ban and so PLEASE RESPECT THESE RACE CONDITIONS AND ABIDE BY THEM!!!
Many congratulations to Lucy on showing us all how to win one of these races – exactly as the race title states – WITH YOUR HANDS AND HEELS!!
25-10-2006
The fine form of leading amateur jockey David England continues as he clocks up a double at Cheltenham for guv’nor Nigel Twiston-Davies to take his tally to 11 so far this season, with a career total of 19.
David just can’t stop riding winners! After a treble at Market Rasen (a great achievement for an amateur), he has enjoyed a double at Worcester, wins at Chepstow and Aintree and now a Cheltenham double! Don’t forget that this is particularly significant for David, as he broke two vertebrae last summer whilst representing Great Britain in a Fegentri invitation race in Quakenbruck, Germany, and had to be flown home on a stretcher. His patience in having to lie flat and wait for his body to mend has paid off. That long break of seven months from the saddle tried David’s patience and so it is especially pleasing to see him now riding out of his skin.
Ardaghey’s Cheltenham win is the biggest so far in David’s career, but no win could have been more facile for him than Imperial Commander in the bumper who was mighty impressive and put in a bold front running performance from start to finish. Many congratulations David!
22-10-2006
The last day for the FEGENTRI season for gentlemen jockeys being hosted at Baden-Baden in Germany has seen Matthew Smith ride a winner for Great Britain, giving him a tally of three winners in nine days!
Congratulations to Matty, who rode a winner at Ludlow over hurdles on 12th October, a winner at Plumpton in a maiden hurdle 4 days later, and a winner on the flat in Germany on 21st October. On Matty’s last day riding for FEGENTRI this was a great way for him to go out in a blaze of British glory!Unfortunately Matty’s run of good fortune came to an end when he dislocated his shoulder in his second ride of the day over fences at Baden-Baden. We all wish him a swift recovery and a speedy return to the saddle.
21-10-2006
Many congratulations to Serena Brotherton on retaining her Amateur Lady Flat Jockey Championship title for 2006 after a nail biting finish to the season.
Lorraine Ellison was always going easily on Great View for Annabelle King but Serena Brotherton on David Elsworth’s Acknowledgement always had them in her sights and, having held her horse up, started to close the gap from half way up the straight. Serena did not quite make it to be first past the post but by finishing second in this race, both girls tied on 80 points for the championship. With Serena having six wins this season and Lorraine now enjoying her fifth, the final tally of wins secured Serena her second consecutive championship for the Flat.
Many congratulations to everyone who has enjoyed the winners’ enclosure this season and especially to both Lorraine and Serena who have given us all such a spectacular finale.
17-10-2006
If you are wondering what to do this weekend, there is plenty on offer in the amateur scene.
First stop Newbury, where the ladies battle it out in the last ladies flat race of the season for the championship title which is to be fought between current ladies’ champion and table leader Serena Brotherton and, only 4 points behind her, Lorraine Ellison.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic in the US, our FEGENTRI lady representative Faye Bramley will be riding in Laurel Park on Thursday, followed by rides in Meadowlands, Charles Town and Philadelphia Park. Simon Walker, our 2005/2006 Champion All Weather Amateur Jockey, will be accompanying her to represent Great Britain.
Our gentleman FEGENTRI representative, Matty Smith, fresh from 2 wins within the last 5 days at Ludlow and Plumpton respectively, will be riding in the last Fegentri gentlemen’s races of the season at Baden-Baden in Germany.
And on Sunday, the AJA are supporting Spinal Injuries by co-ordinating a charity race to be held at 5.20 pm at Wincanton. Riders taking part are: recent Newmarket Town Plate winning jockey Charlie Duckworth as well as Rowan Duke, Richard Evans (son of trainer Dave) making his debut racecourse appearance, Diana and Katherine Hobbs (daughters of trainer Philip), Kim Jones, Jacq Malone, Justin Newman making the long journey from Yorkshire, Vicky Phelan, Arron Ryan, Helen Williams and Abigail White. Good luck to all the jockeys! If you would like to make a contribution to this fantastic day which is in aid of Spinal Injuries and the local St Margaret’s Hospice, please send a cheque (made out to SIA) to the AJA. Many thanks.
17-10-2006
Thanks to our gallant trio – Carol Bartley, Serena Brotherton (fresh from finishing 3rd in the ladies race at Stratford hours earlier) and Kelly Harrison (now turned pro but still helping us thanks!) – the Northern Dance was enjoyed by over 100 people at the Ramada Jarvis in Wetherby.
A dozen fantastic raffle prizes were drawn (thank you Serena) and dancing went on into the early hours. Profits from this evening will fund races in 2007 which is a great way of repaying the ladies who helped to organise this fun evening for their efforts. For those of you who missed out, you missed a great evening! Where were you??
Northern Trio:http://www.amateurjockeys.co.uk/gallery/main.php?cmd=imageview&var1=members%2FNorthern+Dance+2006+004.JPG&var2=0
09-10-2006
A CHARITY GOLF DAY IS TO BE HELD ON 17TH OCTOBER AT SANDBURN HALL GOLF CLUB, FLAXTON, NEAR YORK IN AID OF LINDSAY CHARNOCK. COST IS ONLY £50 PER PERSON AND INCLUDES AN EVENING MEAL AS WELL AS A ROUND OF GOLF.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE E-MAIL SANDY MURPHY AT sandy.murphy@btinternet.com OR CALL PETE MURPHY ON 07774 209010.
CALL EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT AS PLACES ARE FILLING UP RAPIDLY! ANY PRIZES WOULD BE MOST WELCOME FOR THE RAFFLE TOO PLEASE! THANK YOU!
