Forty stallions and stunners were on the home straight for the best-dressed prize in Sunday’s Fashion on the Field contest at Richmond Park’s Nelson Summer Races.
Murchison’s Annalese Hislop won the coveted sash for her sunny Nelson-inspired outfit, with judge Jackie Gibbs lauding her “amazing” detail and combination of jewellery, footwear and accessories. The nursing student on a gap year was “surprised” to win among the “really lovely” competitors in her inaugural competition in Richmond, having previously competed at a similar event in Hamilton.
“My aunt Elizabeth let me have [the dress] while she is unable to attend the races,” she says.
“She has won the best-dressed lady at Nelson on two occasions, so it was a thrill to win it as well.”
Richmond’s Sami Thomson, 14, claimed the title of best dressed Young Race Goer.
