She is one of the leading drivers in the Western Districts but that is not the only advantage Emma Turnbull has at Sunday's harness racing meeting at Towac Park, Orange.
The Bathurst local knows what it takes to drive a winner on this turf track and this skill will be vital when she competes against nine other drivers in Sunday's Kriden Park Drivers Invitational.
And another string to Turnbull's bow is that her drive, Pom Pay, has drawn well in barrier two for the feature.
"Going by last week's racing it does seem to be a leaders track which is good for the horse I'm driving as she's drawn well," Turnbull said.
"Pom Pay is going well, this is a step up in grade so though so fingers crossed."
Competing against the likes of Miracle Mile winning reinsmen Steve Turnbull and Mat Rue and Group winning horsewomen Ashlee Grives and KerryAnn Turner to name a few, a win in this race will go a long way for Turnbull.
The 37-year-old is an ambassador for New South Wales' Team Teal campaign where female drivers across Australia are wearing teal-coloured pants in races from February 1 until March 11 to raise awareness of ovarian cancer.
Turnbull was an ambassador for the cause last year and individually rose close to $10,000 for the Women's Cancer Foundation.
"I have over 80 sponsors this year which is great," Turnbull said.
"Every winner I drive my sponsors will donate money to the Women's Cancer Foundation.
"I've only had one winner in the teal so far but it will be great to get more winners for a great cause."
Turnbull has three drives at Sunday's meeting including on the in-form pacer her mother Wendy Turnbull trains, Tuapeka Glory.
The entire has drawn on the second row in barrier eight in the Watson Corporate Final (1609m).
"He's going really well at the moment and it's a shame he didn't draw the front row because they wouldn't have caught him," Turnbull said.
Meanwhile the other feature on Sunday's program, the Banjo Paterson Cup, has a rugby league theme to it.
Not only do a few Canberra Raiders players, including skipper Jarrod Croker and coach Ricky Stuart, own a share in the $2.50 TAB Fixed Odds favourite, the feature is also made up of pacers named Parramatta, Beetson (Arthur Beetson) and Essbee Doubleyou (Sonny Bill Williams).
The race favourite has produced a win and four second placings in her last five starts.
AMANDA RANDO