Alice Springs apprentice Dakota Gillett continued her good form with a winning treble at Pioneer Park on Saturday.
That followed a winning double when last the Alice Springs Turf Club raced on November 9.
For the 19-year-old, it was her third career treble after achieving the feat on Pioneer Sprint Day in April and on Tennant Creek Cup Day in May.
Gillett, who also rode a winning double in the Red Centre on October 12, and Stan Tsaikos now sit one win behind Paul Denton in the Alice Springs and Provincial jockeys’ premiership with eight wins each for the season.
Denton made it nine wins after guiding Kerry Petrick’s Starton to victory on Saturday.
The teenager has bounced back after serving a long suspension in September when riding for Darwin trainer Phil Cole during Queensland’s Simpson Desert Racing Carnival.
It was at Betoota on August 31 where she fronted stewards for excessive whip use prior to the 100m in two races.
Although permitted to ride at the Birdsville meetings on September 6-7, Gillett then had to cool her heels until September 30.
The Alice Springs and Provincial premiership’s leading apprentice for the past two years won the last three races on Saturday.
Paul Gardner’s Get Out Mick – starting at $14 with BlondeBet – was 10 lengths off the pace in ninth place passing the 500m in a BM54 before rocketing home to win by two lengths over 1100m.
Get Out Mick was a long last two weeks ago for former trainer Yannick Valenti, based in Derby (WA), until he rattled home over the final 600m to salute by 1.5 lengths over 1200m in Class 2 company with Wangaratta apprentice Jessica Booth in the saddle.
Partnering $11 hope Kangaroo Court in open company over 1400m for her father Terry Gillett, Dakota was second behind runaway leader Hurn Court before pouncing at the 200m to seal victory by two lengths.
The Gilletts combined again when $1.95 favourite Valley Prince, who shared the early lead, hit the front at the 400m before hanging on to win by a neck over 1600m at 0-64 level.
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