A day after producing Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) to win the Summer Cup, trainer John Sargent has claimed another Group Three win with Tinkermosa (NZ) (Alamosa) in the Belle Of The Turf Stakes at Gosford.
Although Luvaluva had not won for more than 18 months she was well-supported to win the Summer Cup at Randwick while Tinkermosa was at $20 for Friday’s Gosford feature over 1600m.
Punters were wary after Tinkermosa finished last at Randwick on December 7 and was subsequently found to have cardiac arrhythmia and send back to the trials.
After Whiskey Shooter and Toryjoy set a cracking pace, Tinkermosa stormed late to beat Statuesquely (Medaglia D’Oro) by a short neck with three-year-old Saas Fee (All Too Hard) third, another 1-1/4 lengths away.
The win capped the return of jockey Jeff Penza from serious injuries which sidelined him for almost a year.
“She was really good,” Penza told Sky Thoroughbred Central.
“Me and this horse go back a long way. I broke her maiden on her here.
“It’s good to win a nice race on her.”
Sargent’s foreman Campbell Ashby said the mare had shown no signs of any problems after her previous start.
He said Tinkermosa may head to Melbourne in the new year with several mares races on offer.
Bred by Wellfield Stud’s Bill Gleeson, Tinkermosa was a $50,000 purchase by Sargent from Wellfields 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales draft.
