Regan Bayliss spends part of his week at school and the rest furthering his education in a different field.

The 17-year-old apprentice sits equal second in the Melbourne metropolitan jockeys' premiership with seven wins so far this season, the same as champion rider Damien Oliver.

Bayliss, who is apprenticed to leading Melbourne trainer Peter Moody, is a few weeks from completing Year 12 at Pakenham Secondary College.

"I still go to school two days a week," he said, adding Moody had encouraged him to complete his schooling.

"Mr Moody said there's no point earning money if you don't know how to save it," he said.

But it is racing and becoming a jockey that has always been his passion.

"When I was a kid it was just coming up to spring carnival time and I was so excited about the spring, in school I got sprung by the teacher," Bayliss recalled.

"Instead of doing my maths work, when the teacher checked my book I had a title `horses to follow during the spring'.

"I just love it."

Bayliss will be hoping to add to his city wins tally when he rides at the Mornington metropolitan meeting on Wednesday.

He has five rides including three-year-old Coram in the Orbit Fitness Handicap who drops in class after finishing last in the Listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley last start.

Coram was runner-up at Flemington the start before and won by six lengths first-up at Geelong.

Bayliss has made an impression since making his city debut at Flemington in July when winning aboard Reckless Assassin in an apprentices' only race.

He has seven wins from 31 city rides so far this season.

The apprentices' premiership is his focus for the 2014/15 season.

"It's my second season of riding now so I would love to win the apprentices' premiership. No doubt," he said.

"I've got off to a flying start but I've just got to keep the ball rolling. You can't rest on your laurels. You've got to keep working hard and improving yourself."