Article: Frost gets into the Spirit at Te Rapa

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Waikato Times
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May 18, 2009
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A hair-raising schooling session was enough for Rachel Frost to draw the line at riding jumpers.

But it didn't stop her wanting to train them.

Frost, 31, recorded her biggest win in the sport when she saddled Spirit Of Alaton to win the $33,500 Dunstan Feeds Waikato Hurdle (3200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Afterwards, the former stakeswinning jockey admitted she relied on others to fit Spirit Of Alaton over fences.

'I schooled him one day over pony logs and he went so fast it scared the crap out of me and I came home and said I'm never doing that again,'' Frost said.

Jumps jockey Matthew Gillies has schooled Spirit Of Alaton since and he gave Frost the thumbs up after his training on ...

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