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Lisa Latta rarely goes home empty-handed from Riccarton and she snared another major prize on Wednesday with Reilly Lincoln.

The Awapuni trainer also moved a step closer to a century of winners on the South Island’s principal course when the five-year-old outsped her rivals in the Gr.3 Lindauer Stewards’ Stakes Handicap.

It was Latta’s 86th success on the track and her first of New Zealand Cup and Show week.

Reilly Lincoln was a month between runs when she finished fifth in the Listed Pegasus Stakes on Saturday, a race she derived benefit from.

“They went hard the other day and she just compounded,” Latta said. “We’ve just swum her since then and she hasn’t had a saddle on her.”

Ridden by Rosie Myers, Reilly Lincoln jumped well to sit outside the leader and, after taking control on straightening, she held a strong gallop for the seventh win of her career and her first at stakes level.

“She had a beautiful trip today and she stripped a lot better than she did on the first day,” Latta said.

“We wanted to get some black type with her and she’ll have a week in the paddock now before we look for some nice sprints for her.”

Reilly Lincoln is raced by her breeders John and Lynne Street under their Lincoln Farms banner.

“They’ve been so loyal to me for a long time and they’re great friends,” Latta said.

Signify came on well from midfield to take second money with the pacemaker Batman a brave third ahead of Riding Shotgun, who came from last to run fourth.