Jason Waddell
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Group One-winning jockey Jason Waddell will return to race-riding next week.
The 31-year-old, who was successful aboard Kawi in the Haunui Farm WFA Classic earlier this year, has been side-lined since the autumn.
“He had a plate and screws removed from his leg,” his agent Darryl Anderson said. “He’s been back riding trackwork and rode at the Matamata jump-outs.
“Jason will ride at the Te Teko trials next Tuesday and then at Te Rapa on Saturday.”