KAYLA NISBET
18-years-old, a good young Aussie rider and, suddenly talked about as pinup girl material once saved only for Chantal Sutherland, below, who created a brand for herself in Southern California, and often regarded as the most attractive female jockey in the world.
ADAM HYERONIMUS
Based in Sydney and rumored to be riding in Macau soon, the lanky jockey is keeping his nose clean and riding winners.
Gai Waterhouse is a strong supporter of the young rider known as something of a trendsetter when it comes to fashion.
TYE ANGLAND
Said to resemble actor Christian Bale, Angland, one of the tallest jockeys in the world, arrived in Hong Kong a couple of years ago as an unknown from Sydney and was predicted to fail- miserably.
He’s proven his knockers wrong through hard work and fine-tuning his natural talent and is now lying second in the Jockey Premiership to the lethal Zac Attack.
KATHY O’HARA
Hugely successful when an apprentice and written off by some as not being able to make it as a senior jockey after out-riding her claim, Ms O’Hara has, basically, said, “Frankly, my dears, I don’t give a damn” and is riding winners regularly and busy being very hot- on and off the track.
This pocket rocket makes us tingle all over.
MICHAEL RODD
When wasting his time in Hong Kong, he was named The Sunshine Smile Jockey for grinning and bearing it while looking for decent rides.
The Melbourne-based rider is one of the best in Australia and known for his winning smile and fancy dance moves.
JOAO MOREIRA
Sure, he’s going through a few problems with his steering since moving to Hong Kong, but the Brazilian Magic Man continues to pull winning rabbits outta his hats and has women screaming, “Gooooal!”
What Ronaldino is to futbol/soccer/football, Moreira is to racing.
NEIL PAINE
Known for his velvet singing voice reminiscent of Nat King Cole, this senior citizen of racing still reminds us of Davey Jones who was with the Monkees.
TOMMY AND NATHAN BERRY
Four Berrys for the price of one, these identical twins have been confusing owners, trainers and punters for years.
And, jeez, the way, Nathan is riding in Oz these days, and how Tommy rides whenever he’s in Hongkers, this is becoming a Berry lethal global duo.
PRISCILLA AND CASSANDRA SCHMIDT
There’s always something about sisters- especially those who can ride. And these two ride very well.
BRETT PREBBLE
In Hong Kong, he’s known for his blue eyes and cologne.
We have no idea about the cologne, but we’ll take his fans word for it.
MAYLAN STUDART
Not exactly a household name to those outside of the States, and originally from Rio De Janeiro, rides in New York while we absolutely admire her love of animals and the social issues she embraces.
How good is she as a jockey? From those who follow her, she’s very good.
But any jockey who knows about Wolf Blitzer, watches CNN and understands the plight of Indie musos, we admire very much.
DANIEL GANDERTON
The Snoop Dogg of racing who is actually PAID to make personal appearances at racetracks.
Hard to find, but always makes an impact with Stewards when he does bother to show up.
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