During a career-best season in Sydney, jockey Alysha Collett says a second place was her 2024-25 highlight.

Collett had a new high of 12 NSW city wins, including riding Waterford to victory in the $500,000 The Lakes at Wyong, on the way to a personal best of more than $5 million in prizemoney.

Alysha Collett is pipped for a first group 1 win on Sun’N’Sand (left) by the fast-finishing Treasurethe Moment at Randwick in April. Credit: Getty Images

But almost stealing a first group 1 win in Australia, with 50-1 shot Sun’N’Sand in the ATC Oaks in April stood out. Unfortunately for Collett, star filly Treasurethe Moment arrived just in time to spoil the party.

Collett was eyeing another group 1 chance with Sun’N’Sand on Saturday at Randwick in the Metropolitan (2400m), but with the Canbe

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