Former star jockey Raquel Clark scored her first win from the other side of the fence when Sir Jag scored a narrow but impressive victory in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Maiden (1120m) in Launceston on Wednesday night.

Tasmanian thoroughbred racing’s night of nights, the Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame Inductions, will be held on 1 October at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in Hobart.

Record breaking Perth champion William Pike will be a runaway winner of this season's Australian riding premiership on a final table that will feature three female jockeys among the top six riders for the first time.