“My son has been really helpful in my recovery,” Wayne said.
Wayne won feature events earlier in his career before, in his own words, his life fell apart.
The Kiwi native won Group races as a hoop back at home before moving to Australia where he rode for many years in Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales.
The New Zealander has ridden on both islands on his homeland and tasted Group success as a rider there.
He claimed the Group 3 Preston at Awapuni in September of 1993 on a galloper named All In Fun.
“I have cleaned my life up and life has turned around from there,” Wayne said.
“Once I did all that and sorted my life out – I wanted to come back to riding. I have not looked back from there, really.”
Wayne couldn’t do it alone and had his young son alongside him every step of the way.