YOUNG Hawkesbury apprentice jockey Ashleigh Borg won her first race at the Hawkesbury Race Club last week, while riding for Hawkesbury trainer Garry White.
White let Borg take the reins of Sonata Song, and the combination proved successful as Borg and the three-year-old filly came home in the lead of a 1000-metre three-year-old maiden handicap.
Borg and Sonata Song came home nearly a length in front of Craig Ritchie’s Anzio.
Borg has had 40 career starts, mostly with White, and saluted for the first time on her home turf.
It was a fruitful day for Hawkesbury connections, with three Hawkesbury trainers winning, plus Borg bagging her first win.
Jason Attard’s Anthony’s Best saluted for the second time in the five-year-old gelding’s career.
Attard gave Jeff Penza the nod to ride the steer the gelding to the win, just pipping Colonel Custer ridden by Brenton Avdulla in the mile-long class 2 handicap race.
The gelding’s last win was just over a month ago at Hawkesbury.
Later on, fellow Hawkesbury trainer Scott Singleton also had a winner in Catastrophe Kiss.
The final race of the day was another close one, as Jess Taylor steered the three-year-old filly home ahead of Iwauna ridden by Tim Clark.
Singleton’s Adjective was beaten by Chris Waller-trained Navua Mist by a nose in a 1000-metre benchmark 65 on the day.
Chris Waller left the Hawkesbury with two winners, with four-year-old gelding Rye also saluting in a 1400-metre benchmark 75.
