THE blossoming career of Brodie Loy scaled a new high after the talented apprentice jockey landed his first winner at a city track at Sandown on Sunday.
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Loy scored aboard Haussmann in his first ride for the powerful Peter Snowden stable.
While Loy had previously tasted metropolitan success it was at provincial track Mornington last month.
Paul Snowden, foreman for his father Peter, complimented Loy on his ability to follow stable instructions.
Loy was ecstatic to attract a ride from one of the nation's biggest stables.
“I’m very thankful for Darley and Mr Snowden giving me an opportunity on a good horse,” Loy said.
“It was a good feeling and it paid off calling Paul ‘Mr Snowden’ every morning.”
Loy has also captured the attention of champion hoop Glen Boss who has just claimed his first Victorian Metropolitan Jockeys’ Premiership title.
“Brodie Loy, I’m tipping this young man has a big future. For a very young apprentice I like what I see,” Boss tweeted on Sunday night.
It has been a meteoric rise, considering he had his first ride in October.
He enjoyed a dream start to his career at Donald when he landed a winner on the Martin Stein-trained L’Aubaine in his first race ride.
Since then Loy has ridden 45 winners in 10 months.
The 16-year-old has recently joined the stables of Steve Richards based at Flemington.
The three-kilogram claiming apprentice has been in hot demand from some of Melbourne’s leading trainers and has two mounts at Ballarat today, including Mrs Hadlee for Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mike Moroney.