It has been a long-held goal of premier apprentice Tyler Schiller to ride 50 winners for the season, and with a winning double he got there at Rosehill on Saturday. But there was something extra special about the milestone when it came on Money From The Sky.
Schiller dived through on the inside of favourite Floating to score on the Mark Newnham-trained Money From The Sky in the final couple of strides after earlier winning on Astero.
Tyler Schiller boots home Money From The Sky at Rosehill.Credit: Getty
“I rode this bloke before he had a start and told Mark I told he was a Melbourne Cup horse,” Schiller said. “That trip today is probably what he wants because he’s more of a strong miler than a stayer.
“I have never been on him in a race until today, so it is funny how things worked because I have wanted that 50 for a while.
“To do it on one of Mark’s, who has done so much for me and got to win the apprentices’ title last year and has taught me so much, means a lot. To do it for him before he leaves [for Hong Kong] was good.”
Domeland racing, Money From The Sky’s owners, said they would give the prizemoney from the win to the fund for the family of Dean Holland, the jockey who was killed in a race fall on Monday.
Marsabit looks to Wagga Cup on the quick back-up
Goulburn trainer Danny Williams is hoping Marsabit will not be flattened by his winning effort on a heavy Rosehill track when he lines up in the Wagga Cup on Friday.
Marsabit, which had been the runner-up in the Albury Cup and Orange Cup at his past two runs, came over the top of Navajo Peak and Quality Time to score at Rosehill, which was supposed to cap a preparation for Wagga.
“Our goal, and it always has been, is the Wagga Cup,” Williams said. “If he was to draw a soft gate, low weight, good speed, I think he’s a good chance.
Jay Ford on Marsabit after his victory on saturday.Credit: Getty
“It’s a bit of a worry running on a heavy track today and backing up in six days, but he pulled up so well after Orange I thought we’ve got to give him a chance. We won’t be doing too much with him next week, and it will down to a case how he comes through that run.”
Gibbons picks up ground on Lloyd with Dipsy Doodle
Dylan Gibbons got one over on Godolphin apprentice Zac Lloyd when he donned the blue silks to win on Dipsy Doodle to open the Rosehill card on Saturday.
Lloyd had been booked for Dumebi, opening the door for his rival in the apprentices title race to take the ride and close the margin.
Dipsy Doodle got running in the middle stages of the race but Gibbons had something in hand late when challenged by Thunderlips and Ducasse.
Dylan Gibbons salutes on Dipsy Doodle.Credit: Getty
“She will really handle those conditions and has a bit of quality about her,” Gibbons said. “She got clear and then when she felt the others coming at her, she found again. I think he is going to win better races.”
Godolphin assistant trainer Darren Beadman said the Woodlands Stakes, which was won by In Secret last year, had been picked out for the Lonhro filly.
“She will probably go to the Woodlands. That looks an ideal type of race for her, and we’ve had a bit of luck in that race over the past few years,” Beadman said.
“Surprisingly, mid-race she really latched onto the bridle and probably did a little bit too much in the middle stages. But her fitness and her ability and her class got her through over the concluding stages.”
Gibbons made it a winning double coming late on Wrathful to win the Midway Handicap. Lloyd added another winner to his tally when winning the final event on Capo Strada for Godolphin before starting a three-week suspension.
Stubbs looks Kosciuszko spot for Bianco Vilano
Albury trainer Ron Stubbs celebrated his 69th birthday with a winner as Bianco Vilano and is hoping the sprinter can get a Kosciuszko slot come the spring.
Under the steadier of 63.5 kilograms following his fourth in the Country Championship, Bianco Vilano was the strongest late as ploughed through the wet heavy conditions to win the Highway Handicap. Stubbs will send the Foxwedge four-year-old for a spell with his eyes on one race.
“He has just bloomed, we don’t have to do a lot with him,” Stubbs said. “Now we will just put him in the paddock and hopefully we get a Kosciuszko ticket. We would love to come back for a Kosciuszko. That was a pretty good effort in those conditions under that weight.”
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