Amateur lucky seven for Edmonds
GOLD Coast trainer Toby Edmonds produced his seventh winner in seven days when The Amateur won at Ipswich yesterday.
On a light day by his standards, Edmonds had a winner with his only runner when The Amateur ($1.80) led all the way.
“There have been a few winners and we even won one at Ballarat last Sunday with Eptimum,” Edmonds said.
“But I would love to make it eight on Friday night at Moonee Valley.”
Edmonds has star filly Houtzen entered for the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m) at the Melbourne track.
Also at Ipswich yesterday, Rebecca Goldsbury took the first step to being the next New Zealand apprentice to be a star in Queensland racing with a win at her first ride at a metropolitan meeting.
Goldsbury gave her master Ben Currie the first leg of a winning double when she combined with Now You See ($2.30) for a runaway win at Ipswich.
Goldsbury, 24, is following in the footsteps of Bridget Grylls, Rosie Myers, Maja Vance, Rachel Mason and Josh Oliver who have been top apprentices in Brisbane after coming from New Zealand.
Currie also won with Break Time ($3.50).