Kerryn Manning (born 10 July 1976) is an Australian horse trainer-driver and a world champion reinswoman in the sport of harness racing.
Early life
Manning was born in Melbourne, Australia to Peter and Barbara Manning.[1] Her father, Peter Manning, is also a trainer-driver in harness racing,[2] and after Manning completed Year 10 of high school, she started working for him.[3]
Racing career
Manning has driven over 3500 winners in her career,[4] giving her the world record for number of career wins for a female reinswoman.[5]
She was the first driver to win 300 races in a season in either Australia or New Zealand and is also the first woman to drive a winner in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres.[6]
On 11 November 2015, Manning drove Arden Rooney to win the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway and became the first woman to drive a winner of the Cup.[7]
Recognition
- 2001: received Harness Racing Victoria's Pearl Kelly Award for outstanding achievement within the sport.[8]
- 2003: received Harness Racing Australia's Meritorious Service Award[9]
- 2006: named on the 2006 Victorian Honour Roll of Women "for her achievements in harness racing"[10]
- 2013: inducted into the Harness Racing Victoria Hall of Fame. She was the first woman to receive this honour[11]
- 2014: the 13th recipient of Harness Racing Victoria's Gordon Rothacker Medal, the organisation's highest individual honour[12]
References
- ^ "Out of the west, a champion with drive and grace - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "The world's No. 1 female harness racing driver is an Australian you've probably never heard of". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Kerryn Manning honoured with Gordon Rothacker Medal- Australian Harness Racing". www.harness.org.au. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Kerryn Manning follows Michelle Payne into history books with NZ Cup triumph". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Kerryn Manning-World Champion Female Harness Racing Driver". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Kerryn Manning follows Michelle Payne into history books with NZ Cup triumph". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Aussie creates Kiwi history". Stuff. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Pearl Kelly Award - Harness Racing Victoria". www.hrv.org.au. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Australian Harness Racing Awards - Merit Awards". www.harness.org.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN List of Inductees 2001 to 2011" (PDF). whise.org.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Kerryn Manning inducted into harness Hall of Fame". The Stawell Times-News. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Kerryn Manning honoured with Gordon Rothacker Medal- Australian Harness Racing". www.harness.org.au. Retrieved 11 November 2015.