When Joan Walker, and her late mother, raced Reckless, it was an exasperating time, a long wait before a win, yet it all happened after his 31^st race start.

A remarkable sequence of wins followed in 1977, Reckless defeated Gold And Black in the Sydney Cup, then he won Brisbane and Adelaide Cups.

It was just by a length that Gold And Black got his revenge, over a gallant Reckless, in the Melbourne Cup of 1977.

Had Reckless won that Melbourne Cup nearly 40 years ago, it would surely have stood the test of time.

Joan was back again, but quicker this time to the winner’s circle, when Amadeus, the colt she bred, having his first start in a race, won at Pakenham yesterday.

He swooped upon leaders within a few strides and had the issue put away quickly, he is capable of winning better races than that.

It was a very encouraging win, he is by Amadeus Wolf, who was possibly the best two year old of his season in the UK.

Amadeus winning at Pakenham