In the saddle for Saint Ay ($3.30) in the Central West Electrical Class 1 and Maiden Plate (2000 metres), Waters was racing for local trainer Dean Mirfin and she guided the five-year-old chestnut gelding to the lead early.

Saint Ay jostled for the lead with massive outside chance Fly Blue Peter ($201) to the back straight, before Waters started to pull her further ahead of her closest rivals.

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As the race came to the home straight, Fly Blue Peter had dropped off and race favourite Whiskey Jack ($3) tried to push forward to challenge Saint Ay, but the Mirfin-trained chance would hold on to win.

The Anthony Mountney-trained and Ken Dunbar-ridden Fullyloadedfilly ($91) claimed the third and final placing.

Waters, an 18-year-old who only started her racing career back in February, was thrilled with her ride.

"First time riding for Dean and first time riding at this track, so I think I might come back," she said.

"It's three and a half hours here, three and a half back. I knew it would be worth the trip and I'm willing to come out here and ride again.

"I ended up leading. I had one inside my heals, but it was sitting off me. He was happy to take up the lead and he just kept on running."

Saint Ay's victory on Monday was his second start this month, but prior to that, he had undertaken a 22-week spell, with his last start before this month back on June 15, following a second-place finish at Bathurst.

The gelding, from Reset x Miss Hottie, had only the one win to his name in 14 previous prior to Monday's run at Tyers Park, last winning at Bathurst too back on November 16, 2019.

Mirfin was pleased with the result, saying Saint Ay "loves to lead".

"That his racing pattern. He loves to lead," he said.

"He just roles along at the same pace, but he keeps going. He's a tough horse. It makes it hard for the opposition to chase him down.

"I was very pleased. That was actually the first time Madison's had a ride for me. A young girl like her to come all the way out here to ride a winner is fantastic."

The 22-week spell prior to December was needed due to a hard preparation last time according to Mirfin.

"He had about eight runs in a fairly short space of time, so he was looking for a break after that," he said.

Races four to seven at the meeting had to be postponed after a number of runners slipped near the home turn following light rain, with jockeys indicating the track was unsafe to ride on.