Lane continues quest for maiden Melbourne Jockeys Premiership
It was another Saturday filled with its usual frustrations, but a candid Damian Lane has expressed his relief at returning to the winner’s stall on the biggest day of the racing week.
Fresh from a quick trip to Japan, Lane resumed his quest for a maiden Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership with a winning double at Caulfield.
After an early win aboard Kin, Lane followed up with a victory aboard Bossy Nic.
These were just his third and fourth metropolitan wins in June, but his first Saturday successes since partnering The Map to victory in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) on May 18.
They were confidence-boosting results after what Lane himself described as a ‘tough’ period.
“It’s been a tough period for me for city winners the last few weeks to be completely honest, particularly Saturdays, so I’m just working towards as many wins as I can,” Lane said.
“It’s just been one of those frustrating runs that have come these last four or five weeks.
“I’ve been riding handy horses in what look their right races, things just haven’t panned out, (there’s been) a lot of seconds.
“There’s nothing I could put it down to, it’s just the way things have worked out.”