STEVEN Pateman had one of his most rewarding days at the track, winning both feature races at Pakenham on Sunday, as well as training the winner of the $125,000 Mosstrooper Steeplechase, the Irish-bred Valac.

“That’s my first win as a trainer and rider (of the same horse),” said an emotional Pateman. “It is pretty special. We (with wife Jan) have done a lot of work with the horse, by God he’s got an engine.”