![]() While Newman is taking a single-minded focus on achieving her goal, she has a constant reminder of the dangers of her chosen profession each time she climbs into the saddle. “To beat them was a thrill and they were great about it afterwards, although I copped a bit of banter in the jockeys’ room.” “It was also pretty ironic that when I won on Crafty Jess, I beat Sam Collett (Ranger) and Danielle Johnson (Germanicus) who have been wonderful mentors for me since I started riding. “I’ve never ridden for the Corneges or for Murray and Andrew before, so to be able to get a ride for them and to win was really satisfying. “I need 23 more wins to do that which seems like a bit of a mountain to climb but I’m hoping I can do that if I can keep getting on some of the nice horses I have been riding lately. “When I came back from my injury, I set myself a crazy goal to outride my two-kilogram claim before I come out of my apprenticeship,” she said. Newman is determined to outride the two-kilogram claim she currently enjoys before her apprenticeship ends in September. ![]() Since making her return Newman has gained steady momentum with a winning double aboard the Fred and Lindsay Cornege-trained Rose ‘N’ Power and the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Crafty Jess at Te Rapa on Saturday taking her tally for the season to 29 victories and 57 lifetime wins overall. The personable twenty-five-year-old was off the racing scene for four months after suffering serious back and chest injuries in a trackwork incident. Apprentice jockey Tegan Newman is well on her way to achieving the ‘crazy’ goal she set herself when she returned to the saddle last year after recovering from a major injury.
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