Pam proudly wears the Australian logo before an International Ladies Invitation in Melbourne.
In Part 2 Pam O’Neill recalls the amazing invitation she received to ride in Japan for a month.
She talks of the cancer scare she got on returning from the Japan trip.
Pam reflects on some of her favourite horses. She won 18 races on Supersnack and gave the horse a home for life when his racing days were over.
She talks of the brilliant sprinter Breakfast Creek and the disappointment when she lost the ride.
Pam talks of her life as a mother and grandmother.
She pays tribute to her late husband Colin O’Neill a former brilliant jockey and very successful trainer.
(Banner image: This snap was taken before a Ladies Invitation event at Victoria Park in Adelaide 1996.)
This snap was taken before a Ladies Invitation event at Victoria Park in Adelaide 1996.
Back row: Pam O'Neill, Therese Payne, Maree Payne, Leeann Olsen, Carolyn Mason, Vanessa Hutchinson, Kim Arnold with Jayeleen Burgess. Front row: Sally Wynne, Bernadette Payne, Cathy Payne and Kathy Brown.