Toowoomba apprentice Amy Taylor is looking for some early success with trainer Barry Baldwin at Doomben ahead of joining his stable full time next week.Taylor will partner Nericon King in Monday's Asthma Community Handicap (1110m) and a win could result in a trip to Melbourne for the lightly-raced sprinter.A five-time winner from just seven starts, Nericon King has been nominated for the Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington in March.Taylor is hoping to forge strong ties with Baldwi

Toowoomba apprentice Amy Taylor is looking for some early success with trainer Barry Baldwin at Doomben ahead of joining his stable full time next week.

Taylor will partner Nericon King in Monday's Asthma Community Handicap (1110m) and a win could result in a trip to Melbourne for the lightly-raced sprinter.

A five-time winner from just seven starts, Nericon King has been nominated for the Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington in March.

Taylor is hoping to forge strong ties with Baldwin despite former Sydney jockey Larry Cassidy and Shane Scriven expected to do the bulk of the stable riding.

Taylor has set herself a goal to win the Brisbane apprentices' title this season, a feat accomplished for the first time by a female rider last season when Mandy Radecker won the junior premiership.

The 21-year-old, who is one win away from forfeiting her three kilogram city claim, will officially start with Baldwin on February 2.

Her reasons for cutting ties with current master Mark Goodwin stem from Queensland Racing Limited's decision to install a cushion track to replace the course proper at Toowoomba.

"The main grass track is shutting down and a few trainers are thinking about leaving," Taylor said.

"I understand Tony Gollan is going to train at Murwillumbah and Michael Nolan may be based at Deagon from July.

"I want to get a bit more of a go in Brisbane so I can try to win the apprentices' title and I'm moving to join Barry's stable.

"I wanted to be with one of the leading trainers so I spoke with Barry as he seems to give apprentices a fair go."

Taylor, who comes out of her time in October, has been riding for less than four years but has spent most of her life around horses.

"I used to compete as a show jump rider while I was at school and did camp drafting with my father who breeds quarter horses," she said.

Taylor hasn't ridden since contracting an infection after receiving 10 stitches in her left leg which was kicked in a trackwork accident at Toowoomba eight days ago.

"I rode and won a race on Doug's Mate at Eagle Farm later that day but I busted a couple of stitches," she said.

"I've been on antibiotics and my doctor told me to skip riding for a week.

"The leg wasn't too pretty after I busted the stitches."

Riding through the pain barrier is not the first time Taylor has displayed her toughness.

Last month she was badly concussed after being thrown from a horse at Toowoomba jump-outs and was taken to hospital where she lapsed in and out of consciousness before being discharged.

"A horse I was on flipped over backwards and I cracked my head," she said.

After being cleared by hospital medical staff, Taylor defied headaches to return to action the next day winning aboard Rumba Jack at Eagle Farm on December 17.