Racing: Treble and holiday for Bowman

SYDNEY - Sydney's premier jockey Hugh Bowman's defence of his title was boosted by a treble at Randwick on Saturday but then soured by suspension.

Bowman has joined Corey Brown at the top of the table on 36 wins but will be out until February 12.

He received the ban at an adjourned inquiry into an incident at Canterbury on Thursday night.

Brown rode in Melbourne on Saturday while Rawiller was in Hobart.

His first two winners came for Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Australia on juvenile Skilled and the more experienced Gergis with stable rider Kerrin McEvoy also at the Lightning Stakes meeting at Flemington.

"I don't do a lot of riding for Darley and it's always good to get the opportunity to ride for them," Bowman said.

Bowman's third winner came on the Tim Martin-trained 3-year-old The Mikado, whose only other victory came when the pair combined at Grafton in July last year.

The Daceyville Handicap (1100m) was The Mikado's first start since he finished sixth in the group one Golden Rose won by Denman in August.

The weekend ended on a happy note for Bowman, however, after he won on Palatine for the Otto stable at Ellerslie yesterday.

His mount in the Karaka Million, Brave Warrior, failed to flatter, beating only three home.

- AAP