I can be pretty quick to knock a jockey for a bad ride, but I can also appreciate a hoop who continually rides with great aplomb.

Steven King has had a great Spring, and yesterday he rounded out the Flemington carnival with a win on Valedictum in the Emirates Stakes.

Ron Dufficey duly noted a couple of weeks ago on Racing Retro that from wide gates, King was the man for the job. King summed up the pace perfectly yesterday and was in no hurry to charge out and around the field until he absolutely had to. Great ride!

I also noticed he won the Femington jockey challenge with Sportsbet, Anyone collect?, officially started @ $11.


dundas lane .........