In typical rugged Dane Nelson style, the Jamaican jockey brought the crowd to its feet when he won aboard Quality Lane in the CAN$50,000 Wild Rose Handicap Stakes feature at the Northlands Park racetrack in Edmonton, Canada, last Friday.

After sitting behind the pace for the first half of the three-year-old fillies and mares event over six furlongs (1,200m) on the dirt,

Quality Lane challenged the leaders at the top of the lane and prevailed under a strong drive from Nelson with numerous change of holds.

Quality Lane, trained by Joan Petrowski, got home by a head over

Classyshadesofgrey (Quincy Welsh) in a time of 1:10.70.“The feeling is really great when you win a Stakes race here. This gives you more confidence and the urge to continue giving your best. It also helps to get more rides, as the trainers will see that you are capable of getting the job done and I am really happy for this win.“The horse just responded well and got home, “ Nelson told the

Complete Racing Guide.Nelson won a second race, this time aboard the Tim Rycroft-trained

Raise A Dancer.

Raise a Dancer won by over five lengths going six furlongs on the dirt in a time of 1:10.12.On Saturday Nelson added another win to his tally as he guided home

O’ Maggi

in the first race over six furlongs on the dirt.With those winners Nelson moved to second position in the jockeys’ standing with nine winners. Defending champion Rico Walcott leads with 14 winners. Jamaicans

Shamaree Muir (two winners) is in eighth place and Andre Martin (one winner) is in 17th position.“Of course I want to win the jockeys’ championship. I want to be called a champion jockey everywhere I go. Last year I finished second and this year I want to go one better“But my focus is to remain fit and healthy and ride as many winners as possible so as to build my career. “Sometimes I get invited to ride at other tracks and I take the opportunity. I want to explore my talent everywhere I go,” Nelson stated.