First female win in Saudi Arabia

HISTORY was made in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at just after 1.15pm GMT yesterday. Fourteen international riders lined up for the US$400,000 first leg of the International Jockeys Challenge. In an outcome that was the stuff of dreams, three-time New Zealand champion Lisa Allpress got her mount Matmon up on the line to deny Olivier Peslier, winner of more than 100 Group 1 races, in a stirring finish. This was the first time female jockeys have competed in the country.