Kiwi Lockett becomes 1st woman jockey to win graded race

FUNABASHI, Japan - New Zealander Rochelle Lockett smiles with her cup in hands after becoming the first woman to ride a winner in a graded race in Japan when she guided Gilded Age to a comfortable victory in the Nakayama Grand Jump at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 21. Lockett cruised home several lengths clear in the jumping Grade One race on a cold and wet day.

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