With a love of horses and riding that started at a young age, Angus Stewart moved from his home in Hawkesbury to work for Bathurst trainer Dean Mirfin at just 14.
Now 21, he lives close to that racecourse and is Mirfin’s stable foreman and main track work rider.
“It’s basically my whole life,” Stewart said of racing.
Trainer Angus Stewart and Scopics.Credit: RacingPhotography.com.au
The goal, though, has always been to train horses himself, and Stewart will have an early highlight when Scopics becomes his first Saturday city runner at Randwick.
Scopics will be his fourth starter when he competes in the Highway Handicap.
With two thirds and a fourth so far with his five-horse team, Stewart is aiming for a special maiden win.
“It’s exciting,” Stewart said. “It definitely feels different [being the trainer], but I don’t feel too much pressure with it because it’s just Dean and me who own the horse, so there’s not too much expectation on him.
“Obviously, we both hope he runs really well, but I don’t have any owners that will be disappointed. I’m looking forward to having him down there.
“Having a Saturday runner is definitely a bit daunting, but I’m very excited.”
