Leading NZ stable calls on Brisbane-based jockey Jones in Rich Hill Mile
Top Queensland rider Angela Jones will make her New Zealand debut at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when she will partner the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-prepared mare Smart Love in the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m).
The 24-year-old hoop created history at the conclusion of the 2024-25 racing season when becoming the first female rider to lift the Queensland metropolitan jockeys’ premiership.
Her connection to the O’Sullivan and Scott team began in April 2024 when her fiancée, Kyle Wilson-Taylor, partnered Waitak in the $5m Quokka for the stable, with Jones in attendance during the Perth slot race.
“We spent plenty of time with her and she really impressed us,” Scott said. We have followed her riding since then, especially during the big Brisbane carnivals, and she really is a very accomplished jockey.
Scott is confident that Jones will suit Smart Love, who has looked an exceptional talent as she has made her way through the grades this season, and is keen to see her tackle the big guns in the prestigious Ellerslie feature.
