They are the leaders of the next generation of female racing trainers. And with all three of them we're in for an exhilarating ride.
Candice Bass-Robinson has never hidden her ambitions under a bush. Her father is the celebrated Mike Bass and after serving a two-decade-long apprenticeship as an assistant trainer to her dad, she took out her own training licence in 2016.
Since then, she has become entrenched as a leading light in the training ranks and her yard has swelled to over a hundred boxes.For four successive seasons, the Milnerton conditioner, whose full-time assistant Mel Arnold also adds to the ‘girl power’ representation in the yard, has finished second on the provincial standings. In all four seasons, she has been pipped by champion trainer Justin Snaith.
In fact, although Bass-Robinson has long paved her own route to success in this tough, male-dominated industry, it could be said that her last season was the best of her career. Stats often lie and while the 112 winners from her 2021/22 season remain a stable record, her last campaign, where she signed off with 81 winners, represented a step up in quality.She amassed over R13 million in stakes and her winning percentage of 12.
Lucinda Woodruff also hails from racing royalty. Her father, Geoff, was also a household name in the racing industry, a former national champion trainer and now back as assistant to his 30-year-old daughter.Like Bass-Robinson, Woodruff is ambitious, although she is now only into her fourth year as a fully licensed trainer. Last season, she ended 13th on the Cape trainers’ log with 16 winners at a percentage of 11.4 and she has set her sights on breaking into the top ten.
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