21 February
Moof to Melbourne
Sam heads north to Dargaville to ride on Wednesday. In a change of plans Sam will then go to Matamata instead of Otaki as Mufhasa heads to Melbourne where Nash Rawiller picks up the ride in the Futurity Stakes
19 February
Good Day at the office
Sam made an emphatic return from suspension yesterday at Taranaki. She took out the Blue Bubble Taxis Jockey challenge with 3 wins and and a second including the feature Taranaki Cup on Jetset Lad. Sam also recorded wins on Eight Schillings and Yardstick and a second on Denmark. Sam jumps to 5th in the premiership, second on group and listed wins and third in stakes won for the season.
15 February
On hold
Sam does not race till Saturday this week while she serves out her suspension. Sam returns to racing at New PLymouth and has 9 confirmed rides including Jetset Lad in the Taranaki Cup and Eight Schillings in th open sprint.
9 February
Sam cops suspension
Sam has received a four day supsension after admitting careless riding charge at Te Rapa on Saturday aboard Canterino. She has to serve a four day riding suspension but this does not start till after racing on the 11th February so she is still able to ride Mufhasa in the Group one Waikato Sprint on Saturday and also Abeautifulred inthe Group two Cambridge Stud Sir Tristam Fillies Classic.
28 January
Group weekend
Sam starts her 1st of 5 group and listed races over the weekend with the Thordon Mile at Trentham aboard Abeautifulred and finishes on Sunday at Ellerslie aboard Freedom in the Karaka Million.
Follow this link to see Sams Fans efforts for Ellerslie on Sunday.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=368765576472855&set=t.100000581136511&type=1&theater
21 January
Another Group Victory
Sam was unable to add to her Group One Telegraph victories on Eight Schillings yesterday, however she did leave with a group two victory to take her total of group and listed wins for the season to eight. Eight Schillings gave a good showing in the group one feature Telegraph. He lead the field into the straight before Atomic Force took the lead at about the 300m mark. They were both swamped by the big late run of Guiseppina who took out the $300000 group one event. Eight schillings fought on well to hold down fourth.
In the Group two Little Avondale Stud Wakelfield Challenge Stakes Sam unleashed a blistering finish on the Mckee trained Pussy Willow. The O'Reilly filly bred and owned by Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan and P Walker overtook thenexpected winner in the last 100m to win comfortably and impressively over the 1200m event.
19 January
Moof not defending
Mufahsa has been scratched from this years Group 1 Telegraph and wont be able to defend his crown. Sam will be riding Eight Schillings. The O'Reilly bay gelding has the same owners, trainer and jockey as Mufhasa. Eigt Schillings has 4 wins from 14 starts and prizemoney of $55k
18 January
North
Today sees Sam heading to her happy hunting grounds of the north. In recent years she has had very good sucess at Ruakaka and today she will be looking for more multiple winners. Sam currently sits 6th on the premiership three behind Vinny Colgan and 40 behind leader Matt Cameron.
Mufhasa is in the field for the Telegraph, however there has not been a final decsion yet whether he will start.
13 January
Friday the 13
Sam has had a change of plans and will now squeeze in Paeroa racing on Black Friday. Sam has three rides on the Dead 4 track after 4mm of rain overnight. The weather has certainly affected the summer racing.
12 January
Telegraph
Sam will ride at Te Rapa Thursday and Ellerslie Saturday. Sam had the choice between last start two-year-old winners Freedom and Dreamcoat at Ellerslie but has been a regular rider of Herbie Dyke’s horses since her apprenticeship days and will ride Freedom who he has a half share in. In other news, Sam will ride either Mufhasa or Eight Schillings in the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham on Saturday week. Trainer Stephen McKee is unsure yet if Mufhasa will start. Sam finished second on The Hombre in the Railway at Ellerslie and he will be ridden by Jason Waddell in the Telegraph.
4 January 2012
This week
Sam heads north to Ruakaka on Thursday before returning to Tauranga on Saturday, where she teams up with Run like Al.
3 January 2012
Happy Birthday Sam
Sam celebrated her birthday on Monday at Tauranga with two wins. The two wins aboard Bellapin and Leadership brought up her 500th career win. Sam now heads to Thames for the annual summer coastal meeting where she rides Cissy Bowen in the Lockwood- Coastwood Thames Cup.
1 January 2012
Happy New Year
Happy new year everyone. Sam starts the year at Ellerslie in a very wet start to the 2012. She then heads to Tauranga on her 27th birthday.
28 December
Ellerslie
Sam returns to Ellerslie again this week. After enjoyng a day at the beach on Christmas Day where Cody got all the presents Sam had one win on boxing day to take her career wins to 497 closing in on the 500 mark. Sam has a good book of rides and then returns on New Years day for rides on Run like Al in the Rich Hill Mile, Better Together in the Auckland Cup and The Hombre in the Railway.
26 December
Happy Boxing Day
Merry Chirstmas everyone. Hope you had an awesome time with family and friends.
Sam is back working this week, starting at Ellerslie today and the Rotorua tomorrow. Check out her starters on the ride and results page
7 December
2010-2011 Season Review
It has not been the best season for Sam compared to the last couple where she rode over 100 winners for the season. It might be because James McDonald rode more winners than ever before setting a new record. The highlight for Sam would have to be Mufhasa's wins in the Telegraph and The Waikato Draught Sprint. Heres how the season stacked up
Sam Season
Rides: 634
Wins: 78 Seconds:62 Thirds:55
Win strike rate 8.13
Stakemoney $1819737
Most wins
Horse: Hammer Down 3wins
Trainer: Stephen McKee 20wins
Course: Ruakaka 11wins
Race: 4 & 9 12 wins
Distance: 1200m 20wins
Sex: Gelding 47 wins
On a day: Riccarton & Ruakaka 4 wins
Biggest winning dividend: $20.60 Alagant Satin
Smallest winning dividend: $1.60 Keeplady
Biggest winning margin: 7 lengths Goji Kid
Smallest winning margin: Dead heat Ready Steady
Highest number of days between wins; 38 days
Last atatistic if you had invested $5 win on ever one of Sam's ride: Loss of $443
Well done to Sam and thanks to racing manager Mike Brown for the weekly updates
