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Apprentice Campbell Rawiller rides his first winner at Flemington – Racenet
“You’ll ride your first (Flemington) winner today.”
Youll ride your first (Flemington) winner today.
Those were the instructions trainer Phillip Stokes gave apprentice jockey Campbell Rawiller before Defiant Dancer stepped onto the famous straight.
Stokes’ premonition rang true some 70 seconds after the barriers crashed open, with Defiant Dancer running out the easiest of three-length winners.
Rawiller held up his end of the bargain, taking a sit off the speed until an explosive turn of speed from the 400m to put the race away in a manner of bounds,…
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