Connections of Tingira Beach celebrate their Vicbred Group 1 win.
A Newcastle breeder ventured to Tabcorp Park Melton and produced the thrill of his trots life.
Owner-breeder David Carpenter’s two-year-old colt, Tingira Beach, was a long-time in the making but the effort paid off when Harrington Park husband-and-wife team Shane (trainer) and Lauren (driver) Tritton delivered him the Empire Stallions Vicbred Super Series final win.
“I’m overwhelmed at the moment,” Carpenter said. “I’ve been racing horses over 25 years and this is my first Group 1 race winner tonight.
“I bought the mare (Western Tingira) in America as a yearling, brought her out here and have been able to breed a really nice colt (by Somebeachsomewhere). To see him come out and win a Group 1 race is beyond my wildest dreams.
“It’s pretty exciting to be able to produce a horse like this that can win on a night like this.”
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Lauren Tritton, from barrier four, gently eased Tingira Beach forward, taking the breeze and then the lead with Geoff Webster’s Wrappers Delight taking the box seat.
There they settled, with Tingira Beach’s primary threat, Emma Stewart-trained Our Little General driven by Chris Alford, placed three back the pegs.
There they remained to the final bend, with Tingira Beach creating a gap in the field with his 28.3 third quarter, which enabled Alford to sweep Our Little General wide and set up a final straight showdown.
Tingira Beach held on by a head, winning in a 1:56.4 mile rate, with Wrappers Delight a further 7.8m back in third.
“This horse is really tough,” Lauren Tritton said. “He still looks around a bit and I don’t think we will see the best of him until he grows out of that, but tonight I can’t take any credit away from him, he has done the job well.
“Full credit to the second horse (Our Little General), he’s gone massive tonight. This fella, he’s got the job done and I couldn’t be happier for the owners, they put a lot of time and money into this sport and they deserve it more than anybody.”
Trainer Shane Tritton said it might be only the beginning for his talented colt.
“He is very green and up until now, his last two starts, he has only just started to switch on,” he said.
“We are very proud of him and Lauren, who handled the pressure well and drove him a treat. He’s probably a better horse when he’s not in front because he is very green, but he is starting to switch on, which is helping. Once (Tingira Beach) learns to race we will see a better horse, but we are very proud of him and happy to be here.”
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