Ryan dominated the eight-race meeting including winning the first two races of the day on Pants Man ($7.00) by 1 ¼ lengths in the Cork Construction Handicap (1200m) and Briken ($2.50fav) by a ½ length in the Canon Inland Technology (1400m).

Later in the day he scored with Dei Fiori ($7.00) in the Tooheys Maiden Handicap (1600m) and Oribi ($3.00fav) in the Tamworth City Toyota (1600m).

“There were a couple I thought I would win and a couple that were a bit of a surprise,” Ryan said.

“I only gave Pants Man an each way hope but he came through with the win.

“Dei Fiori had placed a couple of times but in the mile maiden there were a couple with superior form. She ran better on the day.

“Cachete was hurt in the float on the way over and was scratched which turned Oribi into a good thing and I was confident about Briken.”

Since Ryan jumped into the saddle in October 1989 as a 23-year-old apprentice he has won multiple country jockey premierships and his successes earlier this week took his career tally to 2520.5 career wins, according to Aimer Racing Weekly statistician Gowan Williams.

This Saturday Ryan will ride in Wellington, the place where his esteemed career began all those years ago.

“Back then the great Billy Aspros rode 5 ½ winners and a young Greg Ryan rode 1/2 and stopped his clean sweep,” Williams said.

“Of the jockeys still riding only Robert Thompson has more winners - he has more than 3200.”

But Ryan’s strike rate could well be second to none considering Thompson, who rode two winners at Tamworth has several years on Ryan and started riding as a teenager.

Ryan brought up his 2500th winner at the end of last season and, apart from the odd injury, has rarely had a break from racing.

However, while Ryan has been in the saddle regularly for the past two weeks, he has already missed as many as 30 race meetings this season since August 1 and has ridden just 18 winners.