00:00A jockey for 15 years, Jessie Philpott takes life at a gallop.
00:07I've actually ridden a winner in every state and territory in Australia as an apprentice.
00:12I'm not sure if many people have done that.
00:15After four years of racing in the Territory, she's got a long list of wins to her name
00:21and was the first female jockey to win the Darwin Cup in 2021.
00:26Six months ago, another accomplishment, giving birth to beautiful baby Harper.
00:32I was actually the first female jockey in the NT to have a baby, so we had to work a little bit of stuff out
00:40in terms of maternity leave and things like that.
00:43The sport is demanding.
00:45You have to be fit, healthy, switched on. Weight is a big aspect of the sport.
00:54But Jessie is the determined sort, racing again only four months after giving birth.
01:00And for Jessie to make such a quick comeback after having her little one and do so well is just fantastic.
01:06Leading the way for future jockeys wanting to take maternity leave.
01:10If they get to that stage of their life where they want to have a baby, there's nothing stopping them.
01:15Set the way for someone else, because I'm sure there will be someone else that will have a baby for sure.
01:21Her achievements marking progress as more women take up the high-octane sport.
01:28Under a birthing of George's
01:38state or she's going to be falling off so that she'smaqué
01:44but staying here and having to challenge her what they have done withods.
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