Schofield In Early Randwick Double

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 01:31

Apprentice Chad Schofield got his day off to a winning start at Randwick and hopes it's a sign of things to come for his father later on Tuesday.

Schofield is the son of top jockey Glyn Schofield who rides the Chris Waller-trained Hawk Island in the $6 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

"It's fantastic to get a winner on Melbourne Cup day," 17-year-old Schofield said after riding the David Hayes-trained Friday Hussy to victory in the opening race atRandwick.

"I've won a staying race here in Sydney so hopefully Dad can get the staying race in Melbourne."

Schofield made it an early double when steering the Scott Singleton-trained Dark Brown Sugar to an easy win in the Bacardi Maiden plate (1300m).