Glen Boss keeps feet on ground in jockeys' premiership race as rivals take off Glen Boss wins on Puissance De Lune in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes (nee Liston Stakes). VICTORIA'S reigning premier jockey Glen Boss can seize the lead again this season at Moonee Valley today while his rivals earn frequent flyer points. Boss has a full book of eight rides at the Valley, including $2.60 favourite Mokoro, $3.20 favourite Xavi and $5.50 favourite Defiant Angel. Boss enters the meeting two wins behind Damien Oliver, level with Craig Williams on 15 wins and two ahead of Craig Newitt. He sits three ahead of Nick Hall while Kerrin McEvoy is sixth on the premiership ladder with 11 wins. Oliver, Newitt and Hall are in Perth to ride at the Group 1 meeting highlighted by the Railway Stakes and Winterbottom Stakes. Oliver rides Dominating in the Winterbottom and Mutual Trust in the Railway, while Hall rides Spirit Of Boom in the Winterbottom and Newitt is engaged on Longport in the Railway. Williams is in Japan to ride Admire Ratki in tomorrow's $5.5 million Japan Cup (2400m). And McEvoy is sitting out a suspension which ends on Wednesday before resuming his career in Sydney. Also in Perth is three-time premiership winner Luke Nolen, who will partner Moment Of Change in the Winterbottom and Plucky Belle in the Railway for Peter Moody. Boss won last year's premiership with a consistent season, staying in Melbourne when most of his rivals heading to major carnivals. It added to an exceptional resume which includes three Melbourne Cups and the coveted Scobie Breasley Medal. This time of year provides jockeys with frequent flyer points. Oliver, Hall, Newitt and Nolen will fly home to ride at the Ballarat Cup meeting tomorrow. Newitt has seen plenty of airports this week. He went to Singapore and finished third in the Gold Cup, then to his native Tasmania for the Newmarket where he finished equal fourth, back to Melbourne and then to Perth. He is hoping that Longport, second favourite behind Smokin' Joey in the $1 million Railway Stakes (1600m), can make it worthwhile. "I think she is the one to beat," Newitt said. He suggested Longport boasts a strong formline behind Norzita, Commanding Jewel and Dear Demi to suggest she also has class on her side. She has been set for the race. She ran the fastest closing sectionals in the Yellowglen Stakes then won really well on the last day of the carnival and drops 3.5kg here," Newitt said. She is a top-class mare who will roll forward, take up a spot, makes her own luck and give a good kick at the finish. Williams hopes to go one better in the Japan Cup than at his previous two rides when he finished second aboard Tosen Jordan in 2011 and third on Rulership last year. The Cup meeting is the start of a one-month contract to ride in Japan. He has eight rides at the Tokyo meeting. Caulfield and Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden, to be ridden by Jamie Spencer, drew barrier 10, while Irish stayer Simenon will start from 14 in the Cup.