Lisa Allpress
Trish Dunell
Champion jockey Lisa Allpress is counting down to her return to serious business.
The Wanganui rider has made a quicker than anticipated recovery from a serious leg injury that in October cut short her riding stint in Japan.
"I'm hoping to be back on the first weekend of February at Te Rapa," Allpress said.
The Waikato meeting on February 4 will feature the Gr.2 Darci Brahma Waikato Guineas with the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes to follow a week later.
"With a bit of luck I might secure some decent rides on those Group days," Allpress said.
The 41-year-old has yet to secure a clearance to resume her career and she isn't anticipating any problem.
"I have to see the doctor on the second of February, but I'm feeling pretty good," she said.
Allpress was in her second riding spell in Japan when she suffered a broken tibia after parting company with a two-year-old on their way to the barrier.
"Initially, they said I would be out for four to six months and it's been three months this week," she said.
"I've done a couple of days of track work at Wanganui and one at Waverley and I rode some work for John Bary at Hastings when we were over there.
"It's just my fitness levels that I need to keep working on."
Allpress is the reigning champion jockey after an outstanding 2015-16 season that was rewarded with 171 winners. – NZ Racing Desk.
The Wanganui rider has made a quicker than anticipated recovery from a serious leg injury that in October cut short her riding stint in Japan.
"I'm hoping to be back on the first weekend of February at Te Rapa," Allpress said.
The Waikato meeting on February 4 will feature the Gr.2 Darci Brahma Waikato Guineas with the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes to follow a week later.
"With a bit of luck I might secure some decent rides on those Group days," Allpress said.
The 41-year-old has yet to secure a clearance to resume her career and she isn't anticipating any problem.
"I have to see the doctor on the second of February, but I'm feeling pretty good," she said.
Allpress was in her second riding spell in Japan when she suffered a broken tibia after parting company with a two-year-old on their way to the barrier.
"Initially, they said I would be out for four to six months and it's been three months this week," she said.
"I've done a couple of days of track work at Wanganui and one at Waverley and I rode some work for John Bary at Hastings when we were over there.
"It's just my fitness levels that I need to keep working on."
Allpress is the reigning champion jockey after an outstanding 2015-16 season that was rewarded with 171 winners. – NZ Racing Desk.