By Craig Kerry May 30, 2025 — 4.41pm
Group 1 winning New Zealand rider Wiremu Pinn says he is ready to work hard to gain support and carve out a long-term place in the Sydney jockeys’ room.
The 25-year-old, a four-time winner at the top level in his homeland, will have his first rides in Sydney on Saturday at Rosehill, including the job on Chris Waller-trained Speycaster in the listed Lord Mayors Cup (2000m).
Wiremu Pinn returns to scale on Born Hustler after a win at Sandown on June 14, 2023. Credit: Pat Scala/Racing Photos via Getty Images
With the support of Waller, Pinn came to Sydney last week and is keen to turn the winter stint into a permanent move.
It will be Pinn’s second stay in Australia, after he was based in Melbourne for seven months as an apprentice until January 2024. He returned home because his partner, Tayla Mitchell, was denied a licence to also ride in Victoria.
This time, Pinn hopes the pair can both build a career in Sydney. Mitchell is set to join him in a couple of weeks.
“I was happy and I learnt a lot in Melbourne,” Pinn said. “It was a good experience and I think I did pretty
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