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Lizzie Kelly: has shown she can deliver on the big stage consistently

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 By Sam Walker 12:45pM 15 FEB 2016 

IT STILL makes headlines in Britain when women win big races. ‘Girl Power’ read the front page of the Racing Post after jockey Lizzie Kelly won the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday. It’s news because in Britain it’s still a rarity.

But earlier the same day in New Zealand we saw an even greater degree of success for women in the saddle, as Lisa Allpress won her second Group 1 race of the year with female jockeys also finishing second, fourth and fifth.

Women jockeys are not big news in New Zealand. Allpress is a former champion who currently leads the premiership. There are three other female riders in the top seven, which is quite an achievement when you consider that in Britain no female rider finished in the top 50 of the Flat riders’ championship last year.

So why is modern Britain so far behind New Zealand? Could it really be because women are considered as equals in New Zealand and in Britain they are not?

Well, not quite. Women do ride on a par with men in New Zealand and they do get far more opportunities than British women to ride at the top level, but this is in part because some of the leading male jockeys leave to seek their fame and fortune in Australia.

That still doesn’t tell the whole story, however, as even the best of the Kiwis, like Godolphin’s James McDonald, spent their time in New Zealand winning titles and losing titles against the leading ladies like Allpress and Sam Spratt.

Far from parity

In Britain, despite the achievements of ground-breakers like Gee Armytage (Cheltenham Festival double in 1987) and Hayley Turner (100 winners in 2008), there is nowhere near the level of parity found in New Zealand and women remain the valiant underdogs of the jockeying world.

When women succeed in Britain they get little more than a pat on the head. Sammy Jo Bell was top jockey at the Shergar Cup – ‘see, they can do it.’ Lizzie Kelly won a Betfair Hurdle – ‘yes, she is good isn’t she?’

But these successes do little to improve the opportunities afforded to female jockeys in terms of both number and quality of rides.

Sammy Jo Bell

Sammy Jo Bell: claimed the Silver Saddle trophy at the Shergar Cup

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Take, for example, the fact that in 2015 the top 45 jockeys in the British championship (all male) had more rides than any woman on the list.

Sammy Jo Bell came 55th, but only one male rider above her managed to get more winners from less rides, while apprentice Rachel Richardson (58th) had less opportunities than all 57 riders above her on the table.

At the top end the problem of opportunity is even more pronounced. Of the 35 Group 1 races run in Great Britain in 2015 female jockeys got a total of two rides. Both fell to Hayley Turner and both were 66-1 shots.

British racing is not struggling to attract girls into the sport – women made up 42 per cent of work-riders in British yards in 2014. It’s just that they are failing to make the transition into leading jockeys.

Perception is key

Part of this is to do with perception. If you get rides, you win races and gain status, which brings more rides, more wins and more status. For a long time men have hoovered up all the status in Britain and it is time for the top women to break the cycle.

Sir Tony McCoy recently tried to tackle the gender imbalance with the idea of a ‘female allowance’, where women would carry less weight than men. But, while well intentioned and radical enough to make a difference, this was seen as patronising.

A simpler method of increasing opportunity and equality would be to publish a list of owners and trainers by the percentage of rides they give to female jockeys.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 03: Michelle Payne is congratulated by her brother Steven Payne, who has Down syndrome and works as a strapper after Michelle Payne riding Prince Of Penzance won race 7 the Emirates Melbourne Cup on Melbourne Cup Day at F

Michelle Payne: rode Prince Of Penzance to victory in the Melbourne Cup

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Trainers hate being on the ‘cold list’ published in the Racing Post and I’m quite certain they would not want to come anywhere near the bottom of the gender equality list.

But quite frankly it’s a wonder owners and trainers still need incentives after the last six months, when the girls have shown time and again what they can achieve when offered just the tiniest shot at the big time.

Sammy Jo Bell was a last minute call-up to the Shergar Cup girls team, but she seized her chance and was crowned top rider. Michelle Payne was on a 100-1 shot in the Melbourne Cup. It was only the fifth time a woman had ever ridden in the world famous race – and she won.

Lizzie Kelly has been riding mainly for her stepfather Nick Williams. She’s only ridden winners for three different trainers, but given the opportunity she became the first woman to ride a Grade 1 winner over jumps and then won a Betfair Hurdle.

These are talented riders and given the opportunities they will prove themselves again and again and again. But it is all about getting those opportunities.

In Britain we may never achieve perfect equality like in New Zealand, but it would be nice to get to a stage where women win big races frequently enough that their gender is no longer a talking point.

The performance of the week came from Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Tepin, who scooted to a comfortable three-and-a-half length success in the Grade 3 Endeavour Stakes.

TOP OF THE CLASS: Tepin 120 Mark Casse (US) (Endeavour Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, 1m110y, 13 February)

TOP LIST

Name (country trained) Race Rating
1 Aerovelocity (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 125T
2 Not Listening’tome (HK) Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 121T
3 Ertijaal (UAE) Meydan Handicapl 120T
  Gold Fun (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 120T
Lucky HUssler (Aus) Jewel Magic Millions Cup 120T
Tepin (US) Endeavour Stakes 120T
7 Frosted (US) Al Maktoum Challenge R2 119D
  Peniaphobia (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 119T
Satono Crown (Jpn) Kyoto Kinen 119T
  Songbird (US) Las Virgenes 119D


TURF

Name (country trained) Race Rating
1 Aerovelocity (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 125
2 Not Listening’tome (HK) Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 121
3 Ertijaal (UAE) Meydan Handicapl 120
  Gold Fun (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 120
Lucky Hussler (Aus) Jewel Magic Millions Cup 120
Tepin (US) Endeavour Stakes 120
7 Peniaphobia (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 119
Satono Crown (Jpn) Kyoto Kinen 119
9 Heatherly (Aus) Rubiton Stakes 118
  Xtravagant (NZ) NRM Sprint 118


DIRT

Name (country trained) Race Rating
1 Frosted (US) Al Maktoum Challenge R2 119
  Songbird (US) Las Virgenes 119
3 Rich Tapestry (HK) Al Shindgha Sprint 118
4 California Chrome (US) San Pasqual 116
  Tommy Macho (US) Fred W Hopper 116
6 Kobe’s Back (US) Palos Verdes 114
La Verdad (US) Interborough Stakes 114
  Mshawish (US) Donn Handicap 114
  Mor Spirit (US) Robert B Lewis 114
  Salutos Amigos (US) Midnight Lute Stakes 114
  Taris (US) La Canada Stakes 114
  Valid (US) Hal’s Hope 114

 

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