Just like Twilight Payment did in the Melbourne Cup, Baiandbai led from start to finish in the Makybe Diva Maiden Plate in Tamworth on Tuesday.
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Baiandbai scored a win by 1.25 lengths for trainer Melanie O'Gorman.
While the Tamworth trainer hadn't had a chance to chat to winning jockey Casey Waddell post-race, O'Gorman gave the apprentice a big thumbs up before heaping her with praise.
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"Casey did a great job," O'Gorman said.
"There was a couple horses there that challenged her early on for the lead and put a bit of pressure on her. She rated the horse really well in front and I think that was the key to the win."
O'Gorman wouldn't be the only trainer who has happy with Waddell by the end of the day.
Along with the win for O'Gorman, Waddell claimed wins for Craig Martin - on Our Mate Chuckles - and for Lea Selby - on Kilmarnock.
Waddell also claimed a third placing to complete an impressive haul from the five-race card.
It was a special day for Waddell and the win on Baiandbai was a special one for O'Gorman.
The trainer and her team have had the three-year-old gelding since he was a yearling.
"My staff and I did the breaking in, all the education and training on him," O'Gorman said.
"Myself and a good client, Bob Crowley from Melbourne, own the horse.
"It's lovely to have them from the time they're a yearling and watch them make that progression from the first day you put a saddle on them through to now winning a race.
"It's lovely. It's very rewarding."
Baiandbai had a good kick around the bend at Tamworth to beat home Flying Cosmos and You Little Beauty.
Along with a brilliant ride by Waddell, O'Gorman said a gear change played a part in the win.
"I added a tongue tie to his gear today because I was a little concerned the way he didn't finish the race off so well at Armidale last start. And that was only over 1100," she said.
"I was hoping with the tongue tie on today would give him a little more stamina and improve his breathing to run out the 1300."
Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
