Mrs Lisa Allpress, ONZM, of Whanganui, for services to the racing industry
Mrs Lisa Allpress, of Whanganui, for services to the racing industry
Lisa Allpress is a professional jockey who, in 2013, was the first woman in New Zealand to achieve 1,000 career wins. She now has more than 1,600 wins, including around 100 international wins. She has won four national jockey premierships. She has been an ambassador for the sport of racing nationally and internationally. In 2019, she rode in the World All-Stars Jockey series in Japan. In 2020, she was the first woman jockey to win a race in Saudi Arabia, competing in a World Jockey Series race meeting. She is a patron and former President of the Wanganui Jockey Club. Mrs Allpress often volunteers for Riding for the Disabled in Whanganui and organised a fundraising dash at the Whanganui Jockey Club’s 2019 Cup Day.