Airline tickets were booked and last Friday he hopped onto a plane. Just like that and even before he could say “starters up”, he was clearing Customs at Singapore’s Changi Airport.
He had come to know the trainer after riding and winning on one of her horses in Hastings, New Zealand.On Saturday, he went for his medical check-up and was given the all-clear.By his own admission, he paid special attention to the track and the jockeys he would be coming up against in his one-year stint here.Monday saw him scouting for rides for the weekend. No love lost. Girlfriend Hollee Bohr, who is here with him, had no problems there.
Tuesday was a full working day for the 27-year-old Queensland-born rider. He rode trackwork and had two rides in the four trials. “I can say the Polytrack is the biggest synthetic track I’ve ever ridden on, but I can’t wait to get on the grass as well.””I galloped Boomba on Tuesday morning and it was a really nice piece of work,” said Bayliss, who has ridden more than 350 winners.