On Nov 11, trainer Daniel Meagher walked down to the Kranji winner's stall to lead in his megastar Lim's Kosciuszko to arguably the most epic of his 17 wins, the Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2,000m).
One week later, on Nov 18, the Australian was back at the same spot, and around the same time for another Lim's Stable winner, the more modest Lim's Puncak Jaya in only a Class 4 race.
While the level of jubilation could not possibly match up, Meagher was still seen throwing a fist-pump on the way down.
He did not quite hug the horse this time, but the jockey instead.
"Ronald Benedict Woodworth, he's a legend. This is our 46th winner together," he said, as he wrapped his arm around the Malaysian hoop at the winner's box.
The Meagher-Woodworth love story goes back a long way, even during the time the now 50-year-old jockey booted home scores of winners for Meagher's father John.
The Ipoh-born rider has been part of the furniture since Meagher took up a trainer's licence in 2016. He even gave the young trainer his first Group success with Secret Win in the Group 3 El Dorado Classic (2,200m) in 2017.
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