Hunter Valley harness racing trainer Shane Tritton has been busy purchasing New Zealand stock for stable clients in an attempt to secure his first NSW trainers’ premiership.
Tritton has finished inside the state’s top five trainers during the past five years and has been runner-up in the past two behind Bathurst horseman Steve Turnbull.
One of the new stable recruits is well-performed pacer Glenlochar, a son of Elsu which boasts a third behind Adore Me in 1:51.6 earlier this year.
“Glenlochar is a nice horse and with that run behind Adore Me at Cambridge in track record time he is a good addition to my stable,” Tritton said.
“I’m excited to buy a horse who may just love the mile racing at Menangle. He arrives in Australia on a good mark (C4) as well, so I think is he a very good purchase by Shannon Hoffman.”
Hoffman also owns former Kiwi pacer and Hunter Cup placegetter Easy On The Eye.
“Other former New Zealanders that have joined the stable include Ohoka Royal, Bubbaloobah, Sambucca Joe and Change Gear,” Tritton said.
“There are a few more to come after Easter as well, it is an exciting time for my stable.”
Tritton prepared Saturday night’s Bathurst Gold Chalice winner Artistic Flite and has confirmed the three-year-old’s next run will be in the Newcastle Derby.
“Yes the Newcastle Derby is on May 2 and that is a race that I will now target with Artistic Flite,” Tritton said. “After that he is off to Queensland for the Seymour series, but will be back in New South Wales for the Breeders’ Challenge series.
“We’ve been winding him up towards this because he knew he had so many feature races towards the end of the season.”
Salty Robyn will head to New Zealand for the Sires’ Stake and possibly the Harness Jewels.
“He isn’t eligible for much here in Australia, so he’s definitely going to go to New Zealand for the Sires’ and hopefully the Jewels, but that decision is out of my hands,” Tritton said.
Suave Stuey Lombo and Easy On The Eye have been aimed at Len Smith Mile at Tabcorp Park Menangle on April 26.
“They’ve both had a chance to freshen up after their Inter Dominion campaigns and we are looking forward to the Len Smith Mile, but it looks to be a strong race with Beautide set to compete,” Tritton said.
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