Glen Boss Lands Coffs Harbour Cup Prize

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Glen Boss' return to Australian racing continues to gather momentum.

One of Australia's finest modern-day jockeys, Boss has kept an unblemished Coffs Harbour record in winning the $150,000 race for the third time.

Boss partnered the Sydney-trained Love Shack Baby ($6.50) to beat and as he tries to re-establish himself on the Australian scene after riding overseas,

Boss, who turns 50 later this month, has now had three Coffs Harbour Cup rides for as many victories.

The three-time -winning jockey has spent most of the past three years in Singapore.

He made a successful cameo during in Sydney to win Mile on before riding during the winter .

Boss has since decided to remain in Australia to see out his career.

In a ride that mirrored his latest win, Boss sent Love Shack Baby forward from a wide barrier to have the five-year-old camped outside the leader.

He took his mount to the front on the turn and Love Shack Baby had enough in hand to beat the favourite Looks Like Elvis ($4) by a long neck.

The Coffs Harbour Cup carnival is the first NSW country meeting to benefit from 's extra $1.6 million in funding for 20 feature race days across the state.

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