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Former top woman jockey Leanne Isherwood was further remanded when she reappeared in court this morning on drugs charges.
Two-time Wellington Cup winner Isherwood, 35, is accused of possessing the class A drug methamphetamine, possessing methamphetamine for supply, and possessing a pipe.
In Levin District Court she was remanded on bail without plea until August 15.
Isherwood is best known for her dramatic upset on longshot winner Miss Bailey in the 1999 Wellington Cup.
She first won the Wellington Cup in 1993 on Dancing Lord, and rocketed to prominence in the mid-90s when she finished sixth on the jockeys' premiership.
She has since disappeared from the racing scene.
She is the third top jockey to be caught up in drug related charges.
Lisa Cropp, who has won the New Zealand jockeys' premiership for the past two years, tested positive for methamphetamine at a Te Rapa race meeting in 2005 and is still fighting the charges.
Former champion jockey Leith Innes is banned from racing for six months after testing positive for ecstasy at the Queensland Oaks meeting at Eagle Farm on June 2. He is appealing the ban.
- NZPA
