Don Dwyer’s Dederang treble has sent the Seymour trainer three wins clear at the top of the Victorian picnic trainers’ premiership, while effectively narrowing the jockeys’ title to a race in two.
Premiership leader Shaun Cooper rode two of Dwyer’s winners and second-placed Courtney Pace the other. 
Pace, who rode a double of her own at Dederang as well as a winner at Woolamai on Sunday, is on 21 wins, trailing Cooper on 23.
There is a gap back to third-placed Maxwell Keenan (16), whose cause looks almost forlorn with just six meetings remaining.
Cooper picked up at Dederang where he left off the weekend prior at the Hinnomunjie meeting, riding the same two winners for Dwyer — Snitzel gelding Something Missing ($2), who survived a protest to take out the Coastwide Site Services Trophy Race (1350m), and six-year-old Spinning World gelding Earthling ($2.70 favourite), who was dominant in the Milestone Dederang Cup (1650m). 
Pace opened her Dederang account on Dwyer’s four-year-old mare Little Rio ($1.80 favourite), easily accounting for two rivals in the 1000-metre trophy race over 1000m. 
Her other winner was the Wodonga-trained Bad Obsession ($7), who was backing up from an unplaced effort at the Towong meeting the weekend prior. 
Dwyer sits atop the trainer premiership with 13 wins, three clear of Cranbourne-based Alan Keenan. 
Unbridled unleashes
Casino Prince mare Unbridled Princess broke a long run of outs for horse, trainer and rider when she took out the opener at Dederang, the 1350-metre maiden plate. 
The four-year-old grey began her career in Victoria under the care of David Brideoake, but was sent to country NSW in late 2017 after five uninspiring efforts. 
Finding her way back to Victoria in October of last year, she joined the stable of Steven Noble at Kyneton and showed a glimpse of form, running second at her first start for that stable at Healesville in early February. 
Saturday’s breakthrough was the Noble’s first win since January 2017, and jockey Samantha Noble’s first since May of the same year. 
Reg strikes again
Sale trainer Reg Manning’s purple patch  continued at Sunday’s Woolamai meeting. 
Backing up from the Hinnomunjie meeting the weekend prior, recent addition Jaws of Life ($4.20) made it three on the trot, taking out the Killy Catering Open Trophy Handicap over 1708 metres. 
Travelling well in the run, Dylan Dean sent the Sharkbite gelding clear before the turn, and while Jaws of Life got a bit tired late, he had enough up his sleeve to hold off the fast-finishing outsider Knockout Johnny ($21). 
Manning’s other winner came with an outsider of his own as five-year-old All American gelding Warrigal Mac ($26) dominated the San Remo Hotel Open Trophy Handicap (1008m). 
The two-length win was Warrigal Mac’s second from 17 starts. His maiden win at Sale (at $71) had come at start number two, back in January of 2017. 
Since the Buchan meeting on February 16, Manning has saddled up 17 runners for seven winners. 
King coaxes Luca home
Lucas Cranach mare Go Luca ($4.40) broke through at start number five in the second on Sunday’s Woolamai card, taking out the Bass Coast Seed Supplies Maiden Plate (1008m). 
Aided by an economical ride from Caitlin King, Go Luca stepped away a bit slowly, forcing King to pick up ground gradually along the rail until she found herself behind the leaders. 
Go Luca railed hard and shot clear turning, before holding off the fast-finishing three-year-old filly Madam Ruby ($5). The race favourite, Groove On ($2.10), was a further three lengths away in third. 
The win broke a run of outs for Cranbourne trainer Glenn Cross, dating back to November 2017. 
Pistol fires again
Cranbourne trainer Alan Keenan combined with son Maxwell as their recent addition Pistol ($2.30) whipped the opposition for the second Sunday in a row, taking out the last at Woolamai, the Bass Coast Stock Feeds Trophy (1) Handicap (1708m). 
The younger Keenan positioned Pistol outside Debbie Waymouth on Super Frankie ($11) in the lead, and the pair cleared right out from the rest of the field by four lengths on turning. 
In what was a neck-and-neck battle all the way to the line, Pistol packed too many guns late and won by a long head, with a further six lengths to $2.60 favourite Can Get a Witness in third. 
Woolamai winners
With Sunday’s meeting rounding out another successful season for the Woolamai Racing Club, the following were crowned champions for this season: 
• Trainer of the year: Rebecca Waymouth.
• Horse of the year: Sally Sells Shells (owners Rebecca & Debbie Waymouth). 
• Jockey of the year: Courtney Pace.