Just five months after giving birth to her son Anthony Wilbur Pegus in January, Stawell-based jockey Linda Meech is back to her winning ways after taking out the Apsley Cup on Sunday.
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The two-time Group One race winning jockey rode the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Last Week to a tight victory over Tan Check and Muntham Missile.
The win was Meech's first since April last year when she rode Sentimentalist to Victory in Stawell.
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It took Meech just six starts to notch her first win after returning to racing last month at Warracknabeal, after taking a year off for maternity leave.
The race saw apprentice jockey Carleen Hefel taken to hospital following a nasty fall onboard Pres De Toi .
The Victorian Jockeys Association later reported that Hefel was conscious and moving all limbs afterwards, but was complaining about pain in her jaw.
She was cleared of serious injury according to Racing.com on Monday.
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Matt Hughes
Matt is a sports journalist at The Standard.
Matt is a sports journalist at The Standard.
