Apprentice jockeys old and new celebrated at graduation ceremony

A vintage crop of apprentice jockeys have officially completed their four-year stint in Racing Victoria’s (RV) acclaimed Apprentice Jockey Training Program (AJTP), with Michael Poy, Thomas Stockdale and Lewis German all receiving awards at tonight’s graduation ceremony at Flemington Racecourse.

The trio, who between them have already ridden more than 500 winners, were celebrated alongside their fellow graduates Mikaela Lawrence and Teo Nugent, who recently joined the exclusive Group 1 club when he steered Portland Sky to victory in the Neds Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield.

German took home the major trophy as the Victorian Jockeys’ Association Outstanding Apprentice Jockey, Poy was named the RV Elite Apprentice Jockey and Stockdale won the Andrew Gilbert Sport Science Award sponsored by Exercise Research Australia (ERA).

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