Female jockeys win every race at Ashburton

Samantha Collett
Samantha Collett
Female jockeys have come to the fore at the Ashburton Races this afternoon.

In a rare accomplishment, female jockeys have galloped to victory in all seven of the races on the card in Ashburton.

Samantha Collett and Samantha Wynne both claimed two wins, while Alysha Collett and apprentices Tina Comignaghi and Hayley Bennet all picked up a win apiece.

Race six was the most dominant of the day for the female jockeys, with Samantha Collett claiming victory on Non Blonde, Wynne coming in second on Funny Face and Courtney Barnes guiding Damanaka to third, making it a clean sweep on the podium.

Samantha Wynne.
Samantha Wynne

The winning jockeys:

Tina Comignaghi on Rideitlikeustoleit
Samantha Collett on Longford
Samantha Wynne on He's Gold
Hayley Bennet on Vendima
Samantha Wynne on Prince Oz
Samantha Collett on Non Blonde
Alysha Collett on Respin

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