Barrie, 19, started his traineeship around the age of 16 and has always had ambitions to emulate the feats of his idol Hugh Bowman since starting his career.

He still holds those same ambitions and is looking to achieve cup glory in order to help him reach those heights.

"I'd love to win a big Cup race. The Kempsey Cup, Port Macquarie Cup or Grafton, ticking one of those off the list would be a great achievement for me," Barrie said.

"The Kempsey Cup is one of my favourite race meets and unfortunately I'm yet to ride in it."

As an apprentice jockey, Barrie's days consist of early starts and plenty of work in order to improve his ability with rigorous preparation required when race meets are around the corner.

"It's tiring, it's hard work.

"I wake up in the morning and put my sweat gear on.

"If I have to ride at 53 kilos I put skins, sweatpants and jackets on so I can sweat as much as I can and the night before I have a bath to lose weight.

"If I'm heavy after track work I'll go for a jog and then get into the car and sweat all the way to Grafton," he explained.

Trainer Hilary Dew believes Barrie is only getting better as he gains more experience and begins to understand what role mindset plays in reaching the top.

"His attitude isn't as bad as when he first started.

"Jayden has a lot of self-confidence and that is the key to him becoming a successful rider," Dew said.

Barrie hasn't always wanted to be a jockey but acknowledges that once he started showing an interest at the age of 16 has loved it ever since.

He credits Neal Kyle for sparking that passion.

"I didn't start off really wanting to be a jockey but after a while I fell in love with horses and Neal took me to his place and taught me how to ride.

"Neal was a big inspiration to me," said Barrie.

Following this race meet, Barrie will be moving to Coffs Harbour for three months to gain further experience and with a lack of jockeys in Kempsey he's hoping those in Coffs can coach him and keep him on the straight and narrow.

For this weekend, Barrie will be riding in all six races, something not common for apprentice jockeys.

"Not many apprentices get full book, unless riding in Sydney," he said.

Fast Quest, Monument, Volcanic, Rocket Royale, Wewonya and French Command will be all of Barrie's rides with four of those trained by Dew.

Wewonya's last win was in Race 7 at Kempsey on 16 December and recently placed second in Port Macquarie on April 11.

French Command is one of Hilary's oldest geldings and is nearing retirement but will continue to run until he turns 11.

For Barrie this weekend it's a matter of riding to the best of his ability and hopefully winning a Cup race as he has always desired.

"All horses are great rides with Wewonya and Monument great chances of winning.

"My goal is to ride well and hopefully win the Gladstone Cup," said Barrie.

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