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Final standings for the season:
Kerrin McEvoy 8
Danny Nikolic 7
Steve Arnold 6
Nash Rawiller 6
Link Robertson 6
Jason Patton 5
Noel Callow 4
Darren Gauci 4
Peter Mertens 4
Malcolm Pay 4
Neville Wilson 4
Mark Zahra (a) 4
Michael Barlow 3
Vin Caddy (a) 3
Luke Currie 3
Vlad Duric 3
Gavin Eades 3
Andrew Finlay 3
Damien Oliver 3
Brett Prebble 3
David Taggart 3
Stan Tsaikos 3
Brian Werner 3
Corey Brown 2
Greg Childs 2
Ivan Culliver 2
Wayne Davis 2
Mark Flaherty 2
Vincent Hall (a) 2
Clint Massey 2
Zac Purton (a) 2
Craig Robertson 2
Paul Saunders 2
Scott Seamer 2
Aaron Spiteri 2
Steven Vella 2
Sally Wynne 2
Simon Ryan 1 1/2
Matthew Allen 1
Stephen Baster 1
Darren Beadman 1
Glen Boss 1
Rikki Cartwright 1
Eddie Cassar 1
Jim Cassidy 1
Michael Connick (a) 1
Jade Da Rose (a) 1
Lucas Dowson 1
Craig Durden 1
Brendan Fenech (a) 1
Matthew Gatt 1
Nathan Hanley 1
Damien Holland 1
Peter Hutchinson 1
Steven King 1
Ciaron Maher 1
Andrew Masters (a) 1
Rhys McLeod (a) 1
Lonagan Milham (a) 1
Adrian Patterson (a) 1
Michelle Payne (a) 1
Mark Pegus (a) 1
Brett Scott 1
Dale Short 1
Wayne Treloar 1
Shane Tronerud 1
Michael Walker (a) 1
Reece Wheeler (a) 1
Brent White 1
Craig Williams 1
James Winks (a) 1
Bill Williams 1/2
APPRENTICES PREMIERSHIP
Mark Zahra (a) 4
Vin Caddy (a) 3
Vincent Hall (a) 2
Michelle Payne (a) 2
Zac Purton (a) 2
Michael Connick (a) 1
Jade Da Rose (a) 1
Brendan Fenech (a) 1
Andrew Masters (a) 1
Rhys McLeod (a) 1
Lonagan Milham (a) 1
Adrian Patterson (a) 1
Mark Pegus (a) 1
Michael Walker (a) 1
Reece Wheeler (a) 1
James Winks (a) 1
JUMPS PREMIERSHIP
Simon Ryan 1 1/2
Craig Durden 1
Nathan Hanley 1
Ciaron Maher 1
Brett Scott 1
Bill Williams 1/2
Comment: July 28th:
As expected, the final meeting at Geelong this season did not alter
the jockey premiership rankings. Kerrin McEvoy (8 season wins), Danny Nikolic
(7), Steve Arnold (6) and Link Robertson (6) did not ride at the meet,
but will make up the top 5 for the season, along with Nash Rawiller, who
moved to six wins when he rode Bonoval to victory. He also rode two placings.
McEvoy's winners for the season were Fabio Pennacchio, Lord Mick, Fraar's
Turn (x2), Cocktail Evening, Media Magnate, Deputy Head and Lady Madeleine.
Riding honours of the day went to Andrew Finlay, who scored an early
double on maiden winners Purple Road and Loch 'n' Roll, taking his final
season tally to three wins. Jason Patton is enjoying a good run at the
track, this time winning the feature Winter Cup on Vincent - his fifth
Geelong win for the season, taking his final standing to 6th overall. Ivan
Culliver moved up to two wins when despised roughie Royal Pine blew everyone
out of the quaddie in race seven, while Steven King, recently back from
holiday, won the final race on Future Analysis.
The apprentices enjoyed a good day, with three of Victoria's top young
riders Michelle Payne, Brendan Fenech and Reece Wheeler all riding winners;
the latter two also rode a runner-up each. The results, however, did not
alter the apprentices' premiership. Fenech and Wheeler's wins were their
first at Geelong for the season, while Payne's win was her second. Title
winner Mark Zahra, the highest ranked apprentice on four wins, finished
equal seventh in the overall premiership, but did not ride at the final
meet after he broke his wrist in a trackwork accident. Zahra's Geelong
winners for the season were Sloane Street, Red Vista, She's My Baby and
Mighty Amber.
Vin Caddy will finish second in the apprentices' title, with three
wins, despite spending almost three months in Queensland. Three apprentices
shared third placing, on two season wins - Vinnie Hall (who has since finished
his apprenticeship), Michelle Payne, and Zac Purton (who only rode in Victoria
for three months).
Final Top 5
Kerrin McEvoy 8
Danny Nikolic 7
Steve Arnold 6
Nash Rawiller 6
Link Robertson 6
Comment: July 16th:
Things were extremely quiet at the top of the jockeys' premiership
this meet. Kerrin McEvoy remains the leader on eight wins, despite not
having ridden at Geelong for several meets. He looks the favourite to take
out the title though, with his nearest rivals Dan Nikolic and Link Robertson
currently on interstate missions. Robertson rode a treble at Geelong on
July 6th, but it did not count towards his season tally as the meet was
classed as a Ballan meeting.
Riding honours of the day went to Nash Rawiller, who rode a double
as well as two placings, and this boosts him to five wins and fifth overall
placing. He would need to have a terrific book of rides on July 28 to have
any hope of catching or overtaking McEvoy though. Jason Patton moved up
to equal sixth, on four season wins, but spent a large amount of time in
the runners-up stalls, riding three second placings. Neville Wilson and
Brian Werner move up to four and three respectively after each riding a
winner, while three jockeys move to two wins - Clint Massey, Steve Vella
and Paul Saunders. Vella continued his good association with Old Red, while
Saunders won on local galloper Khapterino, and Massey on 50-1 surprise
winner Aussie Loti. Talented apprentice Michael Connick joined thirteen
other apprentices to have ridden a Geelong winner for the season when Zo
Ally broke through for her maiden win. Mark Zahra failed to add to his
four wins, but has the apprentices' title wrapped up, with nearest challengers
Vin Caddy and Zac Purton in Queensland and Vinnie Hall having recently
ended his apprenticeship.
With no more hurdles scheduled for the Geelong season, Simon Ryan has
already won the jumps title, on 1 1/2 wins. Ryan was the only jumps rider
to score dual wins at Geelong this season.
Top 5
Kerrin McEvoy 8
Danny Nikolic 7
Steve Arnold 6
Link Robertson 6
Nash Rawiller 5
Comment: June 27th:
With ladder-leader Kerrin McEvoy absent from the lastest meeting, his
nearest rivals took the opportunity to make some more ground on him. Danny
Nikolic made a hit-and-run trip from his current stint in Queensland to
ride Myles Plumb's debutant Applicant, who showed plenty of class to win.
Nikolic now sits on seven season wins, just one behind McEvoy. Steve Arnold
scored his sixth Geelong win of the season to join Link Robertson as equal-third
placed overall. With only three meets left for the season, these four look
to be the main winning contenders, with a bunch of others sitting back
on four wins each. One of those is Mark Zahra, whose win in the feature
race on Mighty Amber also took him to the top of the apprentices' premiership,
one ahead of Vin Caddy who is currently riding in Queensland. The jumps
jockey ladder also has a new leader, Simon Ryan, whose mount Calcavecchia
deadheated in the hurdle race with Bill Williams' Northern Charisma. Other
changes to the list include Jason Patton's move from 2 to 3, and first
wins for Steven Vella, Ivan Culliver and Andrew Finlay.
Top 5
Kerrin McEvoy 8
Danny Nikolic 7
Steve Arnold 6
Link Robertson 6
Noel Callow, Darren Gauci, Peter Mertens, Malcolm Pay, Mark Zahra (a)
4
Comment: May 16th:
As was the case in the Trainers' Premiership, the latest Geelong meet
didn't alter much at the top of the jockeys' ladder. The highest ranked
move was made by Darren Gauci after his narrow win on Lucky Run, which
takes him to four wins and equal 5th placing.The biggest move came from
Aaron Spiteri though, who scored a rare double with Zulu Storm and Momentary
Madness - his first Geelong wins of the season. Two others to enter the
ladder were jumps jockey Ciaron Maher and apprentice Lonagan Milham. Brian
Werner moves up to two wins, while Vlad Duric and Brett Prebble move to
three each.
Top 5
Kerrin McEvoy 8
Danny Nikolic 6
Link Robertson 6
Steve Arnold 5
Noel Callow 4
Comment: May 7th:
The day belonged to the apprentices, who ended a recent dry run at
Geelong to take out four of the eight races. Vinnie Hall maintained his
amazing winning strike rate since he returned from injury recently when
he won on Russell Cameron's Magic Motive. It was Hall's second Geelong
win of the season. Michelle Payne scored her first when she won aboard
Deals, trained by Ramon Goldsmith, in the Carlton Draught Hcp, while other
apprentices Mark Zahra and Vin Caddy took out the other feature races,
and at the same time cleared away from Zac Purton (who's back riding in
Queensland) to be the equal highest apprentices in the premiership. Zahra
won the Red Ruby heat on She's My Baby, while Caddy was on board Royal
Isolt who won the TEAC Rising Stars heat. Both wins were for the apprentices'
masters, Tony McEvoy and Leon Corstens respectively. Other jockeys to win
races on the card were Peter Mertens, now on four wins; Wayne Davis, up
to two; Brett Scott, who scored his first Geelong jumps race for the season;
and Link Robertson, who rarely lets a Geelong meet go by without riding
a winner. Up to six wins, he now sits equal second in the premiership and
looks a genuine chance to take it out, with only five meetings left for
the current season. Leader Kerrin McEvoy did not ride today, while equal
second-placed Dan Nikolic could only manage two third placings.
Top 5
Kerrin McEvoy 8
Danny Nikolic 6
Link Robertson 6
Steve Arnold 5
Noel Callow 4
Comment: April 19th:
Jockey premiership leader Kerrin McEvoy extended his lead over 2nd-placed
Danny Nikolic to two wins, but riding honours of the day went to Link Robertson,
who rode a double with White Mist and Rocky Le Beau, taking him to a total
of five for the season. One win behind him is Noel Callow, now on four.
Neville Wilson is enjoying a good month at Geelong, posting his third winner
for April to take him to three wins overall. Also joining him on three
are Peter Mertens and Gavin Eades, while Sally Wynne and Craig Robertson
both move up to two.
Top 5
Kerrin McEvoy 8
Danny Nikolic 6
Link Robertson 5
Steve Arnold 5
Noel Callow 4
Comment: April 4th:
Kerrin McEvoy was not at the latest Geelong meeting to fight off Steve
Arnold's charge up the Geelong jockey's ladder. Arnold scored a double
with terrific rides on Time's Ripe and also On The Snip in the feature
race, and moves up to 5 wins, just 2 off leader McEvoy. Another jockey
making a spirited late bid for the title is Neville Wilson, who rode a
double with the last two winners on the program, Spectacular Storm and
Lenoir - his first two Geelong winners for the season. Noel Callow,
Luke Currie and Link Robertson all moved from 2 wins to 3, while Steve
Baster rode his first Geelong winner for the season on promising galloper
The Creature.
Top 5
Kerrin McEvoy 7
Danny Nikolic 6
Steve Arnold 5
Peter Mertens 4
Malcolm Pay 4
