It only took 1400m of the Cromwell racecourse for comeback jockey Jason Laking to realise how much he had missed race riding. Laking had competed in the amateur riding ranks following his retirement from race riding more than six years ago. They have been pretty good like that - that is the only reason I have gone back riding.'' Laking balances fulltime work with riding trackwork in Christchurch. As Laking now has a young family, he will concentrate on riding in Canterbury and Otago to limit his travelling time.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 06, 2017 16:07 UTC