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Hugh Bowman chases milestone win at Eagle Farm Posted by: RS NewsWire+ at 12:41pm on 7/6/2021
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Hugh Bowman is chasing his 100th Group 1 win when he rides Port Louis in the JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm
Victory in the Queensland Oaks aboard Duais has put Hugh Bowman in sight of an important milestone.
If Bowman can steer Port Louis to victory in the J J Atkins Stakes (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday it will be the champion rider’s 100th success at the highest level.
After Duais’ win in the Queensland Oaks last Saturday, Bowman has 94 Group 1 wins in Australia along with four in Hong Kong and one in Japan.
Waller and Stewart stalk second Group 1 coup Ronnie Stewart returns to scale after winning the Sydney Cup for Chris Waller on Selino. Picture: Mark Evans–Getty Images. By Trenton Akers Comments
Champion trainer Chris Waller says Ronnie Stewart’s international exposure along with his unflappable attitude makes him the perfect man to ride Subpoenaed in Saturday’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap.
The pair combined with Selino to win the Sydney Cup in April after Waller plucked the Brisbane-based hoop from relative obscurity to be a lightweight rider in the Group 1 handicap, now they are looking for lightning to strike twice.
Waller remembers Stewart coming through the riding ranks as an apprentice in Sydney around the same time he was growing in size as a trainer.