Apprentices were the order of the day at Kembla Grange on Saturday.
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Young riders took out more than half the card for what was yet another reminder of the talent coming through the ranks.
Deanne Panya got the day started with a dominant win in the two-year-old race on She Will Reign for Gary Portelli.
Travis Wolfgram was next to strike, booting up along the fence to secure a narrow win on Gerald Ryan’s Duty Dude in the Christmas Raceday 17th December Benchmark 65 (1000m).
A peach of a front-running ride from Matthew McGillivray saw All In the Reflexs salute for his boss Jason Coyle in race four before Blake McDougall rode his first winner for the powerhouse Godolphin camp. Despite a difficult trip three wide, McDougall was able to pilot Miami Dade to a comfortable 1-¾ length win over Luke Price’s Lani Girl and Gai Waterhouse-trained Fun Loving in the South Coast Party Hire Benchmark 70 (1600m).
