Courtesy courtesy Steve Hart Photographics - Leon was elated when Montoya’s Secret won the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes 2017.
In Part 1 the experienced horseman talks about his early days in Adelaide as an apprentice jockey.
He recalls his association with Proud Miss one of Australia’s best two year olds in the 1960’s.
Leon pays tribute to his master, renowned trainer Graham Heagney and his reasons for turning his back on racing for eight years.
He remembers the circumstances which saw him become a trackwork rider for Bart Cummings in Adelaide and the career change that took him to Victoria.
(Banner image courtesy Steve Hart Photgraphics - Noel Callow gave Montoya’s Secret a gem of a ride to win the Vinery Stud from Nurse Kitchen (Blake Shinn))
Leon and Bart saw the funny side of most things.