Triple Your Luck's win down to Polytrack 02/08/2008

Trainer Dr Yeoh Kheng Chye put the success of Triple Your Luck (AUS) in the $35,000 Maiden Stakes over 1400m on Saturday down to the gelding’s work on the Polytrack training surface that has recently been installed.

Dr Yeoh was in a playful mood, but with good reason.

Triple Your Luck is part-owned and was bred by Kim Elliott, Chairman of the Proinn Group, which holds the Australasian licence for Polytrack.

The Singapore Turf Club is currently in the process of replacing the fibresand racing surface on track 2 with Polytrack and Elliott is playing an active role in overseeing the operation.

“I train him on the Polytrack all the time,” said Dr Yeoh. “It’s such a good surface. I can’t wait for the new racing surface to come.”

Elliott retains full ownership of Triple Your Luck and has leased a 50% share in the gelding to the Toast Trust No 12 Stable.

An Australian, Elliott also bred Triple Your Luck’s half-brother - Triple Pe - who won almost $200,000 for his breeder in Queensland.

“Things have been progressing well on the installation of the track,” said Elliott. “But I suppose I will now be buying dinner for the rest of the week.”

Ridden by Danny Beasley, Triple Your Luck scored by three-quarters-of-a-length over Music Star (Gavin McKeon) with Ninetyfive Light (Mark Gallagher) a half-length away third.

The pace was set up by Rising Shadow (John Powell) and Power N Win (Mohd Zaki) who led the field over Fabulous Gem (Din Azis) and Triple Your Luck.

This quartet still held sway as the field made the home bend when Beasley quickly had Triple Your Luck out in the running line.

The pair swept to the lead with 200m to go and despite tiring slightly on the line, held on for a comfortable victory.

“It was good advice from jockey Beasley that we were able to win,” said Dr Yeoh.

“We had been looking for a 1600m race with Triple Your Luck, but the jockey said to look for a 1400m race.

“It all turned out with happy results.”

Triple Your Luck is a five-year-old son of Seven Figures from the Sharivari mare Banker’s Hope and has now won almost $40,000 in prizemoney.

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