The win came courtesy of a masterful ride from Blake Spriggs, who won the jockeys’ premiership and played an important part in Bennett’s premiership win.

Spriggs rode 10 of Bennett’s winners.   

Bennett started the day with 12 wins, one ahead of Paul Perry and two ahead of Kris Lees.

Lees, who had five runners, edged closer when City of Justice won the third race, the Define Style Maiden but that was the closest he came.

Bennett went two in front to wrap up the title when Sahara Chill won before Perry won the final race, the Thoroughbred Events Australia Class Two with Archibald.

Bennett was in the lounge at Newcastle airport, waiting to catch a flight to the Gold Coast, as Sahara Chill won.

He flew north to saddle up Kaypers which ran fourth in the Listed Tattersall’s Mile at Doomben the next day.

“It’s a great thrill to win the premiership again and is a credit to all my staff,” Bennett said.

“Everyone has worked hard to make this happen.”

Tina Eveleigh, who saddled up Sahara Chill, said a decision had been made some weeks earlier to try and win the premiership again.

“The plan worked,” she said.

Spriggs got Sahara Chill across from her wide barrier to be running fourth, one off the fence before going to the lead in the final 200 metres to win by one and three quarter lengths from Lucky Ima Cugat.

That win was the second leg of a double for Spriggs who earlier rode City of Justice.

He won the jockeys’ premiership with 18, three ahead of Robert Thompson.

***

The apprentices’ premiership ended in a three way tie between Vad Bolozhinskyi, Samantha Clenton and Sophie Young with three each.

Bolozhinskyi drew level when he won on the La Fleur D’Alyse Class Two (1300m) on the Mary Moses trained Toffee Rain, a win she hopes will encourage Bolozhinskyi, to return home.

Bolozhinskyi , who is indentured to Moses, has been in Newcastle, on loan, for the last three months but Moses wants him back.

“I would love him to come home, we are a team,” Moses said.

Bolozhinskyi settled Toffee Rain just off the pace, went to the lead soon after straightening and never looked in danger, winning by one and a quarter lengths from the Greg Bennett trained Southpaw which battled hard but was never going to catch the winner.

That followed Toffee Rain’s win in a Class One at Dubbo at his previous run, when ridden by Greg Ryan.

“We will go to a Class Three now but it will have to be at the provincials on the strength of that win,” Moses said.

***

Scone's next meeting, on Sunday, August 9, will be a family affair with a jumping castle and face painting to entertain children.

Entry is free.