However, it has been Tarrant's cool head in major races which has impressed. He won the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick last month on Rudy at his first feature ride in Sydney.
"All of my dreams have come true. Things have gone so well for me in the past few months," Tarrant said.
"I said during the week we just needed a dry track to be right in it." Le Chef only got into the Magic Millions field last week when he won at the Gold Coast and he gave Darryl Hansen his biggest win in 20 years as a trainer.
Saunders was close to tears after the biggest win for her family.
"It is a dream come true. We race horses all over north Queensland and in the south. To win a race like this leaves me almost speechless."
Trainer Liam Birchley had to again be content with another heartbreaking loss after Pepperano became his fourth minor placegetter in the past four years.
Jockey Damian Browne said Pepperano's wide barrier had been the major reason for her defeat.
"Barriers win races and this was another case," said Browne.
Self-described battler Peter Hulbert celebrated his greatest achievement in 35 years as a trainer when Endless Shadow scored an upset win in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Handicap at the Gold Coast.
Ridden by Tegan Harrison, Endless Shadow ($19) came with a late rush to defeat Anna Lizzie ($17) by three-quarters of a length with Champagne Cath, the $3.30 favourite, a short head away third.
"Tegan's ride today was a cracker and she deserves all the success she gets because she's a wonderful person," Hulbert said.
Bargain-buy Deiheros paid little heed to the reputation of his rivals when he scored an emphatic win in the A$1 million Magic Millions Guineas on Saturday.
Deiheros was a A$6500 purchase at the Adelaide Magic Millions but banked a A$571,000 first prize money cheque for his owners when he won the Guineas by two lengths.
"He was one of the cheapest horses in the race but the way he won it was effortless," trainer Lloyd Kennewell said.
- AAP
