Aussie jockeys are giving NZ a fling this weekend...Michelle Payne will ride Eileen Dubh in the Grp 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. She was aboard her last week when 7th in the Grp 1 Telegraph. Michelle also won aboard Roxon at long odds. She's been booked for the Tony Bambry trained Ormond Road in the Desert Gold Stks 1600m and the Jim O'Malley trained Connacht in the Summer Cup (2400m). As if that's not enough,Michelle is also engaged for Jakblak in the New Balance Hdcp 1600m.

Aussie jockeys are giving NZ a fling this weekend...Michelle Payne will ride Eileen Dubh in the Grp 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. She was aboard her last week when 7th in the Grp 1 Telegraph. Michelle also won aboard Roxon at long odds. She's been booked for the Tony Bambry trained Ormond Road in the Desert Gold Stks 1600m and the Jim O'Malley trained Connacht in the Summer Cup (2400m). As if that's not enough,Michelle is also engaged for Jakblak in the New Balance Hdcp 1600m. Michael Rodd, Hugh Bowman and Ben Melham will ride in New Zealand at Sunday's Karaka Million meeting. Rodd and Bowman have four rides each. Ben Melham's key ride is the Lee Freedman-trained Chateauneuf Dupape in the $NZ1 million feature.