Hampson won her first race in her first start<\/a> before also winning on debut at Alice Springs, Broome and Kununurra in WA, and Jamestown in SA.<\/p>\nBy the end of last season she had won six times in both Darwin and Alice Springs and picked up a further five wins on her WA sojourn before tasting success on five occasions in SA \u2013 which included victory on Kalamon for the Jollys in the Jamestown Cup (1800m) in October.<\/p>\n
Hampson, who has also landed race-day trebles at Alice Springs, Kununurra and Jamestown, enjoyed her time in SA, where she finished with five wins from 21 starts after riding for various trainers at Mindarie-Halidon, Morphettville, Port Lincoln, Gawler and Ceduna.<\/p>\n
Her last appearance was on December 3, when she picked up a win at Ceduna.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a good stint in SA \u2013 I hadn\u2019t ridden on race day for over a month and it was nice to get a winner on Saturday,\u201d Hampson, who has 24 wins from 126 career rides, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFischer\u2019s still very green, but he did it quite easily and hopefully he\u2019ll end up being a quality horse.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still think he has got a long way to go \u2013 he still rares up at the start, but it was great for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Happy to be home, where she has also been assisting her master Halter behind the scenes, Hampson said she had no regrets going to SA.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really enjoyed it \u2013 I definitely learnt lots and I understand a lot more about racing now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust reading a race a lot better, I also had the chance to ride some quality horses.<\/p>\n
\u201cBig thanks to Richard and Chantelle, they definitely taught me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
While there is no denying the fact that the SA experience will benefit Hampson, there were hiccups.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got quite sick and then my weight went up, and I struggled,\u201d she confessed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just took a bit of a break \u2013 it wasn\u2019t an injury or anything, it\u2019s just that the body wasn\u2019t coping well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a bit of a virus going around \u2013 a few people were getting sick and I caught it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t working out, it was just a better option for me to head back to the NT.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously there was a lack of riders there as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m able to get heavier rides back here and I can just let my weight come down as it does.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ended up losing 4kg for the first two weeks after getting back, which is just natural because you\u2019re sweating so much here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hampson can still claim 3kg and her minimum weight on Saturday was 56kg, but inevitably her weight will continue to fall in coming weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy strike rate in SA wasn\u2019t too bad, so a few more winners and I\u2019ll lose my 3kg claim,\u201d Hampson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also continued with apprentice school in SA \u2013 that was very helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Further travelling might well be a thing of the past for Hampson and fellow NT apprentices, according to Thoroughbred Racing Northern Territory chief executive officer Andrew O\u2019Toole.<\/p>\n
\u201cTRNT has formed an association with a registered training organisation, Skillinvest, and the NT Apprenticeship Board where by Skillinvest will take our young riders through their Certificates III and IV (jockey) to enable them to complete these Certificates during their apprenticeship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have received some funding support from the NT Government for these courses which is much appreciated, and has been a long time coming.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Skillinvest assessor, Darryn Murphy, a former top class jockey, is the main man in this process, but the team at Skillinvest have been very supportive and are registered to undertake this training in the NT.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hampson added that Murphy had been a big help when it came to assisting NT apprentices.<\/p>\n
\u201cDarryn has been very supportive with me just running through my races and talking about everything over the phone whenever I ride,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
If she didn\u2019t already have enough on her plate, Hampson has found additional employment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve just started working for the Darwin Turf Club \u2013 just to keep me busy during the day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust trying to work as hard as I can and get my weight down \u2013 it\u2019s definitely helped.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m working long hours, it\u2019s busy, but it\u2019s worth it \u2013 you\u2019ve got to do what you\u2019ve got to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
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