Aussie jockey Kayla Stra has been battling to get rides at the high-profile Santa Anita track in California but she showed the Yankees she can boot home a winner by scoring on 58/1 shot Ellie L on Friday. Despite lots of publicity on the Jockeys TV series last year, Kayla finds it hard to convince the US trainers she's as good as the males. There's still a lot of anti-female thinking in American racing. Kayla did quite well at the Golden Gate track but since switching to Santa Anita it's been a
Aussie jockey Kayla Stra has been battling to get rides at the high-profile Santa Anita track in California but she showed the Yankees she can boot home a winner by scoring on 58/1 shot Ellie L on Friday. Despite lots of publicity on the Jockeys TV series last year, Kayla finds it hard to convince the US trainers she's as good as the males. There's still a lot of anti-female thinking in American racing. Kayla did quite well at the Golden Gate track but since switching to Santa Anita it's been a grim struggle for her to make her mark. Perhaps that longshot winner will be a wake-up call for the track's trainers?