Jake Noonan got the ride on I Am The General by accident and has made sure he kept it.
The Shane Nichols-trained colt could land the young jockey the biggest win of his career today in the A$2 million ($2.16 million) Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast.
"I went to Ballarat for the reverse way Magic Millions jump-outs to trial one of Mark Riley's and when I was on my way up there, Shane Nichols said 'I've got a 2-year-old trialling too, can you spin him around?"' Noonan said.
Noonan trialled both horses and was so taken by the effort of I Am The General that he chased the ride for the Ballarat Clockwise Classic.
He has kept the ride with I Am The General third on debut at Ballarat on a wet track before beating subsequent city winner Chivalry at Flemington last start.