Trainer Jarrod Austin and fledgling apprentice Shaun Guymer combined for a victory neither of them will ever forget when Yonderstar turned in a gallant display at Randwick on Wednesday.Austin was only granted his trainer's licence last week while for the Canberra-based Guymer it was also his first winner in Sydney.Austin, 39, worked as a foreman for Denise McGrath for almost a decade and when McGrath decided to step back from training to concentrate on the development of her pre-training and agi
Trainer Jarrod Austin and fledgling apprentice Shaun Guymer combined for a victory neither of them will ever forget when Yonderstar turned in a gallant display at Randwick on Wednesday.
Austin was only granted his trainer's licence last week while for the Canberra-based Guymer it was also his first winner in Sydney.
Austin, 39, worked as a foreman for Denise McGrath for almost a decade and when McGrath decided to step back from training to concentrate on the development of her pre-training and agistment property in Sydney's southwest, it paved the way for Austin to launch his own training career.
"I had a trainer's licence years ago and had a bit of success in the country but then gave it away until I started working with Denise," Austin said.
"This is my first city winner and I'm very happy. Denise has been really good to me and when she decided to step aside it gave me the opportunity to take over."
Austin has been around horses all his life but the same can't be said for 18-year-old Guymer who was only introduced to the sport three years ago.
Wednesday's success in The Pride Of Accountability Handicap (1800m) was Guymer's 65th race win since starting his apprenticeship but it was the most special as it came in town against star hoops such as Damien Oliver and Nash Rawiller.
"I've had about a dozen rides in town but this is my first winner," Guymer said.
"It's something that me, my manager and my master (Mark Schmetzer) have been trying to work on in the past few weeks, trying to crack into this area."
Yonderstar came into the race on the back of two provincial wins when trained by McGrath and the mare defied her price of $41 as she held on to defeat Thebigiam by a half-head with the same margin to Home On A Wing in third place.
"I knew it was a big step up for her today but I thought she deserved her chance in town," a delighted Austin said.
While Austin savoured his first winner, a man that has done it all as a trainer also got on the scoreboard at the midweek meeting.
Bart Cummings made a welcome return to the races after being hospitalised earlier in the month with a respiratory ailment.
And he was in fine spirits after Around The Clock took out the opening event.
"I feel great. There's nothing like a winner," the 83-year-old said.