Star racehorse Ocean Park draws showjumper from NZ’s HoY
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Show Jumper Katie Hercock won’t instruct the jeopardy to ride at the NZ Horse of the Year Show this week, but her consolation is that she is accompanying superstar Kiwi racehorse Ocean Park to race inwards Dubai.
The 33-year-old from Matamata, who industrial plant for Waikato Stud, had qualified 2 horses for the Horse of the Year show, including Tyche for the Amateur Rider of the Year Championship. But instead of heading to Hastings this week, Hercock is making the journeying to Dubai equally the rails passenger as well as strapper for Ocean Park (by Thorn Park). The striking entire volition accept his house inwards the US$5 1000000 Dubai Duty Free (1800m) on March 30.
Despite the disappointment of the clash of dates, Hercock says it is worth missing the present for the sense of going to Dubai.
Hercock, who says she was riding from the twenty-four hr menstruum she could walk, started her apprenticeship inwards 2003 as well as rode 237 winners (four at stakes level) over viii seasons inwards New Zealand earlier moving to Macau to ride. Her manlike individual raise was a jockey as well as her woman raise a successful trainer.
Q: How did your association amongst Ocean Park’s trainers Gary as well as Jenny Hennessy come upward about?
A: I receive got known Mr as well as Mrs Hennessy for years. I used to take in them equally a nestling on schoolhouse holidays. They are similar a 2d household unit of measurement to me as well as process me equally a role of their family. The tertiary winner I rode was for Mr Hennessy as well as equally a senior jockey I was associated amongst his stable.
Q: How long receive got y'all been associated amongst Ocean Park?
A: I receive got been riding him rails operate always since I came dorsum from Macau inwards belatedly 2011. So when he made plans to accept him to Dubai, Mr Hennessy asked me if I would similar to come upward along. I checked amongst my bosses at Waikato Stud as well as they said it is a i time inwards a life-time chance as well as that I should create it.
Q: Tell us close Ocean Park’s nature as well as full general demeanour…
A: He is a existent gentleman to ride inwards work. He doesn’t over exert himself, he only does what he needs to create as well as no more. He is really good behaved as well as non colty at all. You tin ride him past times fillies as well as he doesn’t care. He tin hold upward a flake naughty on the Earth but equally long equally you’re on his dorsum he is a dream to bargain with.
Q: You went to Macau inwards 2010, tell us close your seat at that topographic point as well as the experience?
A: I was inwards Macau for 2 years. I rode for i year, as well as thus I was involved inwards a 4 Equus caballus race autumn as well as broke both my arms. As a resultant I gave upward race riding as well as became an assistant trainer to K H Leong. I loved the my fourth dimension inwards Macau, but when Mark Chittick approached me close the preparation seat at Waikato Stud the offering was likewise skillful to plough down.
Q: Was that your entirely operate sense abroad?
A: Yes, equally a race passenger it was difficult to instruct away. When I went to Macau it was a large deed but I felt equally though I had to instruct away for a piece as well as create something for myself.
Q: What is your role at Waikato Stud?
A: I receive got a squad of 3 girls working for me as well as nosotros educate all of Waikato Stud’s immature horses until it is fourth dimension for them to instruct to their trainers. My staff are swell as well as I would hold upward lost without them. It is entirely because they are thus competent as well as reliable that I receive got been able to accept upward this swell opportunity.
Q: How many horses create y'all receive got inwards training?
A: It differs depending on the fourth dimension of the year. We receive got had upward to 34 but at the 2d at that topographic point are 14.
Article courtesy NZ Thoroughbred Marketing
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