RACHEL King rode a modest 27 winners over the flat and jumps as an amateur in Britain before she travelled to Australia for a working holiday. Landing at Gai Waterhouse’s Tulloch Lodge, she progressed through to race-riding, winning last season’s champion apprentice title.
On Saturday, she elevated herself to a Group 1-winning jockey, guiding Maid Of Heaven to victory in the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick for young trainer Mark Newham, himself a former jockey.


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