The first woman to win the Southern District jockeys premiership brought up a surprising first at Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Monday.
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Megan Taylor rode her first double at the track.
A year after breaking through to claim a historic win, Taylor enjoyed a race-to-race double for Tumut trainer Kerry Weir.
Days after celebrating her 30th brithday, Taylor was pleased to get some more form on the board.
“It has been a bit of an up and down season,” Taylor said.
“Everyone I suppose goes through their bad patches and it feels like forever until you get a winner.
“The wins are good and then all of a sudden you go through this and no matter what happens you just can’t get them to the line.”
Taylor is well off the pace in this year’s premiership but believes things are getting back on track.
The double certainly helps.
“It’s been picking up again and I’ve been kicking along a few more winners in the last two months which puts your spirits back up,” she said.
It was two breakthrough performances for the Weir runners with both Jounama and Find My Tail scoring their first wins.
Jounama had been placed on four previous occasions but finally put it all together to win at her 14th attempt.
“She has ability but I like to say it is a female thing,” Taylor said.
“Everything just has to go her way.”
Consistency in performances has proved costly for the four-year-old.
However things panned out this time in the Patriots Bloodstock & Racing 3YO & Up Maiden Plate (1300m).
“She didn’t really relax but at least we managed to keep her held until we wanted to start rocking at the 600, let her work into it and once she got there and got the clear run she was the better horse,” Taylor said.
“You could feel her doing what she does at track work, and it was good to see her do it in a race.”
After being placed in two of his last three starts, Find My Tail ($9) clung on for his first win.
The five-year-old skipped well clear of his rivals before just holding off a late charge from Could Be Magic ($4.20).
After pitting the writing on the board with a second to Jodhpur last time out, Taylor thought dropping back to the 1000 metres helped.
“You couldn’t have asked for a better gate in three for him and he just bounced there (in front) and pretty much ran the race to how we wanted it and still had enough in the tank at the end.”
Taylor also finished third with Bondo who loomed in the straight before Croix De Vie kicked on the inside to win.
Meanwhile Leeton trainer Peter Clancy tasted success with Allaflutter taking a narrow win.
