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簽約3年
Adelaide boy Dwayne Dunn has been offered a three-year contract as Lee Freedman's stable rider.
The 35-year-old Dunn, a three time premiership winner in South Australia, will move with his family to Victoria to take up the position as the Hall Of Fame trainer's No 1 stable rider.
Dunn said he was surprised at the approach but both he and Freedman were keen for a permanent solution to a stable rider.
“I was quite surprised when Lee first approached me,” Dunn said.
“We agreed on a three-year-old contract as I wanted the confidence I'd get the support. It will mean a change for the whole family and new schools so we needed something in concrete. Lee was looking for the same kind of commitment so it worked out well.”
Dunn said he was being paid a retainer from his new employer, a position not seen in Australia but used in Europe and the USA, such as that of another SA boy Kerrin McEvoy with the Godolphin stable.
Dunn's management, PB Active Sports, said the agreement may become the new standard in Australian racing for leading riders like athletes in other sports.
“It's not really done here,” Dunn, who has ridden across the world, said. “We don't get sick pay and things like that in Australia but this agreement change that.
“But I don't want to worry about that, I just want to focus on getting on the horses and getting the results.”
Aside from his three Adelaide premierships Dunn has ridden seven Group 1 winners including a record four straight Blue Diamond Stakes wins.
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