Lewis German rode a double at Taree on Friday and backed that up with another winner as well as a couple of placings at Newcastle on Saturday.
At the Taree meeting, German won on Pitavago for Hawkesbury trainer Marc Chevalier and The Fossil for Newcastle's Sam Kavanagh.
His winner at Newcastle was Olympic Gaze, for local trainer Paul Perry.
Neither of German's winners at Taree was among the favourites, with Pitavago starting at $9.50 and The Fossil double those odds at $18, but they were both superbly ridden by German whose expertise was a big factor when it came to them winning rather than losing.
The winning trainers were delighted with his efforts.
"Very happy with that, he's a great rider," Chevalier said. "He really listened to what I had to say to him about Pitavago and didn't panic when she missed the start.
"He got her to relax and she finished off very well for him. He's very fit and strong and can lift a horse in the finish."
Kavanagh said The Fossil can be a difficult horse to ride.
"I was at the Rosehill trials on Friday and Lewis rang me before the Taree meeting and again after it," he said. "I found him very professional.
"He's a good kid and he rode the horse perfectly. I was happy to support him and I'll continue to do so."
German rode in both Victoria and NSW from late December for a couple of weeks before making the switch to NSW for good early this month in search of better opportunities.
He cracked it for his first winner in his new surrounds when Fudai won for Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup at Kembla Grange on January 21 and he created a terrific advertisement for himself with the Taree double followed by the Newcastle winner on a horse that started favourite.
German rides trackwork primarily for Widdup, but also other Hawkesbury trainers.
He recently finished his apprenticeship in Victoria and after weighing up his future came to believe he would be better off taking his chances in NSW rather than continue to battle around the Victorian country circuit.
"I liked the idea of making a change," he said. "I was getting plenty of rides in Victoria, but it was hard to get those winning rides.
"I'd drive three-and-a-half or four hours to get to a meeting on a Sunday, for instance, and I'd be competing against Group One jockeys like Damien Oliver and Luke Nolen . They would all go there too.
"I noticed in NSW you don't get that at the country meetings, so there was an opportunity here and I'm glad I made the move.
"I'd ridden for Brad Widdup in Melbourne in the past, one of his fillies down there, and I always had it in the back of my mind that he was a pretty good trainer and if I ever came up it might be good to associate myself with him.
"He gave me the chance and said 'give it a month and see what you think of NSW' and I've done that and I like it.
"I'm based at Hawkesbury at the moment and we'll see how that goes and whether I need to move in the future to be closer to the area where I'm mostly getting good rides.
"I was really glad to be able to get those horses to win for Marc and Sam at Taree and I had a good day again at Newcastle. Paul Perry has been really good to me and given me plenty of rides.
"He's a very talented trainer who's been doing it for a long time and it was good to get a win for him."
German said he was hoping to get rides at Sydney meetings eventually, but was happy to take things gradually as he worked on making a name for himself in NSW.
"I'm not too worried about that at the moment," he said. "I'm just taking small steps and if it takes one year or two years to get the right opportunities in town then that's fine.
"I think if I keep riding winners, then I can't see why not. I've ridden plenty of winners in town in Melbourne.
"But right now I'm really happy going to the races at these provincial and country meetings with a good book of rides and knowing I'm a chance to get a winner or two.
"In the future, you never know, I could have rides in town on a Saturday. It's always a goal.
"I obviously don't have a claim anymore since I've finished my apprenticeship, but it's a good system in Sydney with the Highway races and Midway races. It's a good way for trainers and jockeys to get the right opportunities.
"You go to country and provincial meetings to ride those horses and sometimes they stick with the same jockey when they go to the city.
"I'll keep working hard and hopefully keep getting the support of the trainers and we'll see how things go."
