As well as looking after his own horses though, the Seymour-based trainer also works a day job at powerhouse stud Yulong, but after Friday night at The Valley Reid says the victory has certainly helped his motivation to want to find more city class horses in the immediate future. “Absolutely. Obviously, as most trainers know, when your horse runs poorly, it's sort of kick yourself wondering what you could do differently and hoping that the next time the other come goes around that it'll be a better result. “So, yeah, I was feeling the pinch the weekend before and, you know, we work hard for minimal results really, but we're sort of doing the best we have with the quality of horses we have.” Alluvial only broke his maiden in December of 2023, and Friday night’s victory was also a first metro win for his owners, passionate racing couple Peter and Pam Wallace who own the horse in full. The pair were pictured in high spirits celebrating with Reid after the surprise win on Friday night and cherished their evening in the Swettenham Stud Owners’ Room and Winning Owners’ Bar. “IT’S HARD FOR INDIVIDUAL OWNERS TO WIN ONE RACE ANYWHERE BUT TO WIN IN TOWN WAS WHAT YOU DREAM ABOUT. YOUR CLUB DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB,” PETER WALLACE SAID.
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