Mick Dittman and Darby McCarthy, former champion jockeys of different eras, shared in a rare success as part-owners of Iluva Queenslander who scored a narrow win at Eagle Farm.Iluva Queenslander, who was having his fourth start for trainer Robert Bradshaw, landed his seventh career win when he downed Will Impress by a half-neck in Wednesday's Facebook.com Handicap (1830m).Dittman is regarded as one of Australia's greatest jockeys but McCarthy had few peers during his riding career in the 1960s.M

Mick Dittman and Darby McCarthy, former champion jockeys of different eras, shared in a rare success as part-owners of Iluva Queenslander who scored a narrow win at Eagle Farm.

Iluva Queenslander, who was having his fourth start for trainer Robert Bradshaw, landed his seventh career win when he downed Will Impress by a half-neck in Wednesday's Facebook.com Handicap (1830m).

Dittman is regarded as one of Australia's greatest jockeys but McCarthy had few peers during his riding career in the 1960s.

McCarthy, who was on course to watch the seven-year-old's victory, won three Stradbroke Handicaps, a Brisbane Cup and Doomben 10,000 before he moved to Sydney to ride.

He etched his name in the record books while in Sydney winning the 1969 AJC Derby on Divide And Rule and the Epsom with Broker's Tip on the same day.

He then went on to ride with success in Great Britain and Europe before his career was plunged into a series of controversies and personal dramas, while in later life he was inducted into Queensland Racing's Hall of Fame in 2004.

McCarthy has raced a number of horses with Mike McCabe who, along with former Queensland State of Origin rugby league stars Ben Ikin and Billy Moore, also races Iluva Queenslander.

"I've raced that many horses it's not funny," McCabe said.

"I had 13 horses in work at one stage and after all these years this is my first winner in town."

Meanwhile, mature-aged apprentice Emily Kehoe landed her first city winner when Telestah La Vistah led all the way to win the Twitter.com Hcp (1500m).

Kehoe, 26, accepted an offer to join last season's premier trainer Rob Heathcote two months ago after riding with great success at Ballina in northern NSW.

"I've still got a 1.5-kilo claim in the country and I've got about eight wins before I lose it," Kehoe said.

"I rode trackwork for Gai Waterhouse when I was 15 but when Rob (Heathcote) offered me the chance to come to Brisbane it was too good an offer to refuse.

"I've only been riding for about four years and I've still got a three-kilo claim in town."

Kehoe studied for a Bachelor of Management degree at Sydney University before taking time off to fulfil her other dream of becoming a jockey.

"I've still got a year to go at uni and I want to eventually finish it one day," Kehoe said.

"That's my first winner in the city and overall it's about my 70th win."

Kehoe rated Telestah La Vistah perfectly in front and managed to hold off the Patinack Farm-owned mare Web Of Love to score by a short head.