Jaden Lloyd produced a stunning ride to guide Spunlago to back-to-back Ted Ryder Cups at Wagga on Tuesday.
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The three-kilogram apprentice hugged the rails as the top weight surged to the line late to take out Murrumbidgee Turf Club's summer feature.
Albury trainer Ron Stubbs was thrilled with Lloyd's ride.
"He's a young and upcoming jockey but he rode it like a veteran," Stubbs said.
"It was a superb ride.
"With a three-claiming apprentice on a horse carrying 60.5 (kilograms) and giving a lot of weight to a lot of horses in the race and still be able to pinch the win."
It was Lloyd's biggest win to date, and his first in NSW.
"It is a great thrill and my first winner in NSW too," Lloyd said.
"I was very happy to get the ride, he had been racing in better races than this so it was great."
Coming off a narrow defeat in the Wodonga Cup two starts ago, Stubbs was pleased to see the veteran notch another win.
