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As for the King Abdulaziz dirt track, Mike Smith raved about how ‘kind’ and soft’ the dirt track is, that it was loose, but ‘beautiful’.
It was also quite inside, and speed favouring.
10: 37 – German rider SYBILLE VOGT becomes 2nd woman rider to win in Saudi Arabia, taking the 4th and final Jockey Challenge race over Emma-Jayne Wilson
Vogt won on SABQ’HOM colt by Cairo Prince out of a First Samurai mare
10:35 – final race of Jockey Challenge and big effort from Emma’s speedy colt Alshatherwan, riding the speed bias and battling hard to be a close 2nd!
10:16 – long wait for race 7 at King Abdulaziz track. Final race of Challenge coming up. Remember, Ryan Moore is not riding, Irad Ortiz is on his moounts.
Emma is on #8 Alshatherwan at 10 to 1 currently
10:04 – Emma posted this photo on Twitter –
New favourite horse! Grey filly, by Macho Uno, named JENNIFER!!
9:57 – Final race of the Jockey Challenge is race 7 – at 6 furlongs. Emma-Jayne is on #8 ALSHATHERWAN from post 9
9:53 – More MIKE SMITH as he rodes the older horse PARIS to victory after a pace battle. Smith has 30 points. Liza Allpress must win final race of the Challenge or Smith wins. Emma-Jyane’s pick up mount Ramhan finished far back.
9:44 Emma picked up horse #15 Ramhan
9:34 – Emma’s horse is SCRATCHED and there are several who draw in with no riders listed on entries – stay tuned
9:24 – Race 6 – 3rd leg of the four-race Jockey Challenge and Emma-Jayne Wilson is on #12 HOMRAN, a colt from post 10
9:23 – Ha! Filly named JENNIFER just rallied from far back to win at 3 to 5 in a little handicap. Grey gal is by American sire Macho Uno
9:08 – 15 points for Allpress and Smith lead Jockey Challenge
9:05 Race 5 is a filly stake race, Jockey Challenge continues in race 6
8:59 – Emma-Jayne Wilson’s second mount Nassohah broke slowly and never got involved in the second race of the Jockey Challenge
8:55 – Mike Smith sits still and leads all the way on SUN HAT to win race 4 by a long margin. Mare has 5 wins. Track continues to show for purse inside speed.
8:43 – Irad Ortiz, picking up mounts from RYAN MOORE, stranded because of the coronavirus, is on #3 Listen to the Wind in race 4, currently 3 to 2 fave
8:38 – More on 44-year-old Lisa Allpress – https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/117857855/evergreen-jockey-still-on-a-winning-streak
8:32 coming up is race 4, 2nd Jockey Challenge event. Lisa Allpress has 15 points. Emma-Jayne rides NASSOHAH, a 4yo filly in this 1 mile handicap.
This filly is likely going to be favoured. While she appears in the program with one race, she is an experienced horse in good form.
8:25 Lisa Allpress is a jockey from New Zealand
8:25 : LISA ALLPRESS and MATMOM churns up rail to win first Jockey Challenge race. Lisa is first woman to win a race in Saudi Arabia.
Emma-Jayne Wilson on Taieb Alzikr were close early but faded to be among the last 3.
8:08 – Emma-Jayne Wilson’s silks are white cap with dark blue silks, red sleeves. Her horse is #10 TAIEB ALZIKR, starting from post 12 in this 7 furlong handicap
8:00 – Irad Ortiz Jr won race 2, a handicap, on Saodad, a 4yo son of Tapizar. 5th win for this colt.
(*Note – program/past performance info made available in North America for these races are not complete. E.g. Race 2 winner Saidad shows 3 starts 1 win in program)
7.51 a.m. – The first Jockey Challenge race is Race 3 coming up at about 8:15 a.m.
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