The 17-year-old notched his first career win in the sulky when he took out the sixth race aboard the Ellen Tormey-trained Shaq.

Leedham, originally from Tasmania, but now living in Bendigo and working with Kate Hargreaves and Alex Ashwood at their Shelbourne stable, had endured a few close calls in his previous about 20 race starts, before finally cracking it for a win.

He said a few placings in his first few months of driving had only made him more determined to tick off that elusive first win.

"I reckon it was 20ish, maybe 25, drives to get the first win, that's not too bad I guess," Leedham said.

"There was a couple of close calls, but what can you do? You just get back in and go again until it finally comes. When it does, it's a pretty good feeling.

"I couldn't complain about how it all went down, the horse went really good."

Leedham, who sustained a prolonged run aboard the 'hard to handle' three-year-old gelding to earn his first win, said he would be forever grateful to Bendigo trainer-driver Tormey for giving him the opportunity to score his maiden success.

"I've driven a couple for her before, but I'd never driven this fellow (Shaq) before," he said.

"He's a nice honest horse.

"I'm 100 per cent thankful to Ellen for giving me the drive. I don't think I'll be forgetting this for a couple of months, probably never."

The concession driver had come close to breaking the duck once before on one of Tormey's horses, finishing a narrow second behind Hard Rock Shannon on Hancocks Hero at Bendigo on July 16.

Leedham, who called Ballarat home before making the move to Bendigo, was indebted to Hargreaves and Ashwood for their support and guidance during his months with the stable.

"They have been great to me ... they have helped me out with getting into driving. I really have to thank them for that," he said.

"They normally put me on when they have a horse in need of a claim, sometimes even without a claim.

"I hope there's a few more winners in the future for me and I can give this a real red-hot crack and make a good career out of it and do it for a living.

"Hopefully the second winner comes a bit quicker than the first. That would be nice, but I guess that depends on what horses I get to drive and the opposition."

A fifth career win for Shaq gave Tormey different roles in a race-to-race double, after steering The Black Horse to victory in the final race for Rochester trainer Mark Thompson.

But undoubtedly the bigger thrill for the Junortoun trainer-driver was playing her part n helping Leedham pick up a well-deserved first win.

"I said if he was ever going to get his first winner it was going to be today," Tormey said.

"He's been getting close, so I'm pretty rapt he got it. He did a great job today."

Tormey predicted a bright future for one of the newest additions to the state's ultra-competitive concession driving ranks.

"He sits really well in the cart and is pretty laid back. I've heard a lot of people have big opinions of him," she said.

"The horses really run for him.

"(Shaq) is not an easy horse to drive and Jordy handled him very well, so he will probably stay on him."

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