Hard Work Paying Dividends For Noonan
- Wednesday, 14 July 2010 02:06
Lots of hard work is paying off for apprentice jockey Jake Noonan resulting in a winning double on Royal Bender and My Lily Rose at Flemington on Saturday.
Riding a winner at Flemington is the ambition of every young jockey - something they dream about when they become indentured to a trainer.
Noonan is a mere 17 years of age. In what has been a short career, he has ridden 63 winners in all with the Flemington double taking his tally in the city to seven.
He is apprenticed to his father Tony based at Mornington which is a huge advantage living with his parents at the stable.
However that doesn’t mean there any favours shown to him. Like all the young jockeys he has to earn his stripes.
Noonan has a lot of natural ability plus his overall demeanour ensures that leading trainers such as Darren Weir and Mick Price are using his services.
As we know Price can be a tough taskmaster describing Noonan as a "really promising intelligent kid".
Noonan was full of praise for Chris Symons and Blake Shinn for the advice and assistance they have given him.
He has no great ambitions for the moment working hard and riding winners will do for the present.
Picture: Fiona Tomlin
