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Danielle Johnson: âIf you want to be one of the best, you canât do that without winning the elite races.â Photo: Trish Dunell
New Zealand is renowned as one of the world’s happiest hunting grounds for female jockeys - and that’s never been more the case than it is now. Of course, when you consider the quality of riders like Danielle Johnson, Lisa Allpress and Samantha Collett, it’s hardly surprising.
The three have had the NZ Premiership between them for the past four seasons, and their domination is even more pronounced for 20/21. Indeed, 29-year-old Johnson has all but won the title already - and we’re still not quite halfway through the season. She passed the hundred mark with a four-timer at Trentham on Saturday, and is now on 105, a lead of 59 over Craig Grylis on 46 (just three ahead of Allpress and Collett, who are tied for third).