Michael Hellyer To Celebrate 600 Winners

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Michael Hellyer

Popular would love to celebrate reaching 600 career wins with another feature race success at his favourite track, the .

Hellyer rode his 600th winner on at the Sunshine Coast last Sunday.

The seaside track has been a happy hunting ground for Hellyer with 118 of his winners achieved there including his first feature win aboard Tuskegee Hawk in the 2012 Listed .

Hellyer also rode his first Group Three winner when won last year's upgraded Sunshine Coast Guineas.

He has five rides on Saturday including veteran in the Listed .

Monsieur Gustave, one of three runners for trainer , is struggling to recapture the form which resulted in him winning four stakes races in a row, including the Sunshine Coast Glasshouse, in 2017.

Hellyer has been his regular rider and believes Monsieur Gustave will be better suited back on his home track with the likelihood of soft going.

“It was a genuine thrill to reach 600 winners and of course it would be the icing on the cake to win a big race in the same week,” Hellyer said.

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