Lisa Allpress

Lisa Joy Allpress (née Mumby; born May 20, 1975) is a New Zealand jockey. She was the first female jockey in New Zealand to reach 1000 wins, and the first to win a race in Saudi Arabia.

Allpress was born May 20, 1975, in Stratford, New Zealand. She initially aspired to become a veterinarian, but after visiting Japan on a working holiday, where she spectated the 1994 Japan Cup, she started to aspire to become a jockey instead. She was apprenticed to trainer Kevin Gray at Waverley. She debuted in 1996 and scored her first victory in March of that year. , Allpress has also ridden successfully in Singapore (57), Japan (12 wins) and Malaysia (12). Her win in Saudi Arabia was the first by a female jockey.

She won her first New Zealand jockey premiership in 2012, achieving the same result again in 2016, 2019 and 2020. As of August 2024, she has ridden 1948 winners.

In the 2021 New Year Honours, Allpress was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the racing industry.

In August 2024, she suffered a fall after her horse had broken down after crossing the line of a maiden race at Riccarton Park Racecourse. She had broken her vertebra and was transported to Christchurch Hospital, where she underwent surgery to place rods and screws. As a result of the injuries, she was rendered unable to participate in the year's of which she was invited to, which was due to happen later that month at Sapporo Racecourse in Japan.

In December 2024 she returned to race day riding and passed 1950 New Zealand wins. However, in January 2025 she was injured again with her leg broken in three places after her horse reared up prior to a race.

Personal Allpress married racehorse trainer Karl Allpress in 2002, and they live on a farm at Whanganui with their two sons.