"It's pretty exciting winning any race, but the double was pretty special.

"I certainly wasn't expecting it.

"I was celebrating in the swab box with the previous winner."

Gypsy Dragon was the first of Jemma Hayman's runners to salute the judge, with the five-year-old leading all the way in race 3 at $1.45 odds. The win was a first since entering her stables earlier in the year, but Gypsy Dragon has been very consistent since her short let up. Shannon Suvaljko has been driving the mare this preparation, with a winning margin on Tuesday night of 1.1m in 1:57:2 over the 2130m trip.

Hayman didn't have long to wait, with Duty Bound NZ also bringing up his first win for the stable since making his way to the west at the start of the year. Making the move over from Victoria, the seven-year-old is yet to be out of the money in his four starts here, coming off a last start second at Gloucester Park just two weeks ago. Chris Voak was in the cart this time, leading all the way over the 2130m to win by 1.7m in 1:59:5.

With an interest flaring at a young age when she would watch her Uncle Corry's horse Lombo Redback, her involvement only increased from there, eventually working at the stables on weekends and during the holidays, with Hayman bitten by the bug early in her life.

"My passion for harness racing grew from there."

Making her debut to training in the 2019/2020 season, Hayman has now had a total of 181 starters for 17 winners and 39 placings, including taking out the listed $25,000 2YO Fillies Western Crown feature in 2021 with Extraordinary Mary, its quite clear that Hayman looks to have a very bright future ahead of her.

When asked what's next, Hayman explained:

"Just to keep training winner and try to reach the next milestone.

"I'm looking forward to getting the next bunch of owners together in the yearlings we recently purchased and seeing how the yearlings progress through their education.

"That's the beauty of this sport, there is always something to look forward to."