Two-time premiership winning jockey Matt Cameron is taking an extended break from racing, effective immediately.
While the 34-year-old expects to return to the saddle, he is not committing to when.
Cameron rode a winner at Awapuni on Saturday and is still one of the best jockeys in the country, sitting ninth in the premiership, but says his desire for riding has gone stale and he needs a break.
"I have been feeling it for a while," Cameron told the Herald.
"I still go to the races and do my job to the best of my ability but I know I am not as motivated and enjoying it as much as I should be.