Team Tritton lands 100 winners in the US

They were a dominant force in Australia and nothing has changed for husband and wife training and driving duo Shane and Lauren Tritton.

The pair made the courageous move to the United States in March 2020 and they are already celebrating milestones.

“Just over 14 months in the USA we have just won our 100^th race with almost $1.5million in purse money,” Team Tritton posted on Twitter.

“Thanks to our loyal owners, staff, family and friends.”

Before leaving Australia ‘Team Tritton’ had 364 winners since becoming an official training partnership in the 2016/17 season and a further 995 wins prior to that when horses were trained in Shane’s name.

The pair’s first starter in the U.S was My Ruebe Star at The Meadowlands on June 12 which they watched Jordan Stratton drive to victory.

As for Lauren, she was one of the top drivers in New South Wales for successive seasons and notched 907 wins before her departure.

Having been more focused on the training side of things since making the move, Lauren did get her first U.S. driving win at Yonkers on July 31.

“It’s not an easy decision, of course, but we believe it’s the right one for us professionally and personally. It has to be said, leaving a world-class facility like we have at Menangle is a big decision,” Shane said when announcing their decision to relocate to the U.S.

“But believe in life we should strive to reach our full ability and the challenge of reinventing our stable in America will allow our techniques and understanding of the sport we both love to grow and prosper.”

Shane and Lauren made the move across the world with their son Levi who was three at the time.

Although planning to make the move in May 2020, the pair was forced to leave Australian shores earlier due to the COVID pandemic.

They arrived at their new stables in Pine Bush N.Y. on March 8, 2020.

They not only established a new stable in a new country during the COVID pandemic, they welcomed their daughter Emily into the world in March this year.

It has been a big 17 months for Shane and Lauren to say the least.

By Amanda Rando for Harnesslink