Fresh from winning his fourth John Letts Medal, Jason ‘Stubby’ Holder is eager to throw his ever-present energy into winning the Listed W H Wylie Handicap at Morphettville on Saturday.
At 52-years-old, Holder is still at the top of his own game and that of the riding ranks in South Australia after again winning the state’s stewards-voted prestigious award for jockeys last weekend on top of claiming the metropolitan premiership for the season recently past.
“I’m very grateful that I’ve been on the right horses and my body is staying well,” Holder said.
“To get acknowledged is amazing and I take pride in my work.”
Trainer Andrew Gluyas has three runners in the 1100m feature in Adelaide but Holder has eyes for only one and made sure that he would be aboard Watchme Win again.
The pair combined to win the race last year with the lead-up to the 2026 edition similar to then.
“He’s a beautiful horse and I love him,” Holder said.
“I was asked which one I wanted to ride and it was a ‘no brainer’ for me.
“He only got beaten a length-and-a-half in the Goodwood and he should nearly jump favourite for mine as he’d be very hard to beat.”
The six-year-old finished fourth in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield in July 2025 before a let-up and then returning fresh in the Wylie Handicap.
A sixth placing in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) behind Cosmic Crusader on July 25 was followed by a jump out win at Morphettville over 800m on August 18.
“Every experience he has had away, he has come back a better horse,” Holder added.
“I ride him in most of his trackwork and every time he goes out he puts in 110%.
“His trial was very good and he’s come back very well and that brought him on quickly so Andrew had to back off him a bit. I’m happy with the way he was going.”
Watchme Win is rated a $6.50 chance for the Wylie while stablemate Bassett Babe is at $5 with Omaha Dawn at $23.
